On the Road and In Your Backyard

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.

So please, speak up and share some of your adventures and travel news here, and submit your pictures using our speedy, secure form. You can submit up to 7 pictures at a time, with an overall description and one for each picture.

You can, of course, send an email with pictures if the form gives you trouble, or if you are trying to submit something special, like a zipped archive or a movie. If your pictures are already hosted online, then please email the links with your descriptions.

For each picture, it’s best to provide your commenter screenname, description, where it was taken, and date. It’s tough to keep everyone’s email address and screenname straight, so don’t assume that I remember it “from last time”. More and more, the first photo before the fold will be from a commenter, so making it easy to locate the screenname when I’ve found a compelling photo is crucial.

Have a great weekend, everyone –  enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, the last from this set of pictures from valued commenter Jerzy Russian.

I took a trip through Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and The Netherlands last summer. In this contribution I wish to share some pictures of my visit to the famous Neuschwanstein castle, near the village of Fussen. I visited three main attractions: The Neuschwanstein castle, Schloss Hohenschwangau, and the Museum of Bavarian Kings. These attractions are among the most visited places in Europe, so I suggest getting tickets ahead of time. I am not that organized, so I stood in line for a few hours.

Construction of structures on the site of Schloss Hohenschwangau started in the 1400s. The lqnd changed hands several times, and castle we see there today dates back to the 1850s. It was the childhood home of the Bavarian King Ludwig II. Members of his family lived there until the early 1900s. Although the outside is relatively modest (as castles go), the interior is quite spectacular. I could not take pictures while inside.

King Ludwig had a lot of castles built, and the construction of Newschwanstein started in 1868, and was completed some 20 years later. Although it sort looks midevil, it is a relatively modern structure with steel framing, plumbing, etc. The interior is lavish, and I did not take pictures from the inside. The views from the top of the castle were amazing.

This is a shot of Neuschwanstein Castle taken from the hotel in Fussen. The castle is probably around two miles away.

Here is the exterior of Schloss Hohenschwangau. It sits on a hill overlooking Lake Alpsee.

We can see Schloss Hohenschwangau in the foreground, and Neuschwanstein Castle in the background. The guide told us that King Ludwig would monitor the progress of the construction of Neuschwanstein using a telescope while sitting in his room in Schloss Hohenschwangau.

Here is a view of Neuschwanstein Castle as seen from the road leading up the mountain. It is nearly impossible to get a good view of the castle from the road leading up there. There is apparently a trail that goes up the mountain where one can get better views, but I did not have time (nor the energy) to do that.

Here is a picture taken from the top of Neuschwanstein. The Village of Fussen is to the left. The views were amazing, and my primitive photographic skills could not do justice to them.

Here is a model of the castle inside the castle near the end of the tour.

Here is a view of Lake Alpsee taken from the entrance of the Museum of Bavarian Kings.

 

Thank you so much Jerzy Russian, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

One again, to submit pictures: Use the Form or Send an Email