Neuschwanstein Castle - Schwangau - TravBuddy

It is very easy to get to the castle from Munich, it takes a couple hours but it is totally worth it. We went on a small tour, but doing it again I would say do it on your own. We walked around the bottom of the castle area for a bit and saw another one of Ludwigs castles nearby. We took a bus from the bottom of the hill to almost the top(we got off at the bridge for the most famous views of the castle). It was gorgeous, I am a huge Disney fan and the fact that Walt Disney used this castle as his inspiration made me want to go here very badly.

The tour of the inside of the castle is pretty bad. Its only 30 minutes long and our tour guide was a bit strange. But there is a lot of interesting history inside the castle that was fun to learn. I'd say if you are in Munich, the castle is definitely a must see, it is amazing!

Isn't it every little girls dream to visit Cinderella's castle in the flesh? Well when I was traveling with Explorica Educational Travel on a trip through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, I was afforded just that.

As you are driving through the flatlands in that area, up to the base of the looming mountains, look to your left and there it is, huge as life. It is quite a hike to get to the entrance, so be prepared or take the horse ride up to the top. However you get there, it's worth it.

We took a guided tour which was great because we learned all kinds of history that we would have never gotten otherwise. While it was quite large, I was surprised to learn that much of it was unfinished due to King Ludwig's early and mysterious death, so we did not see as much as I was expecting, but what we saw was great. Make sure to look out the windows because the view is the best part of it.

-Allison Kuder
Program Consultant with Explorica Educational Travel (www.Explorica.com)