View of Neuschanstein castle from a distance. This was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria around 1875 with money he got from Bismarck for agreeing to the unification of Germany. | |
He wanted a castle like those in the fairy tale books, and with new forms of concrete construction that became available in the 19th century, he could build it that way. | |
Chris tries to get all 3 to pose for a picture in front of castle. | |
The view downward from Neuschwanstein to the Hochschwangau castle built by King Ludwig I, the grandfather of King Ludwig II. | |
A view of the cloud covered Alps | |
Chris went hiking in the mountains overlooking Lenzerheide in Switzerland. | |
Andy thought he could run up the hill and got altitude sickness. |