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through the branches
As you may already know, the famous Mary's Bridge, which is a must for the best view of Neuschwanstein Castle, has been closed for quite some time now for an indefinite period. During our visit, the weather was working against us as well so the castle was nowhere to be seen for most of our stay. OK, we were rewarded with an amazing double rainbow at one point but never managed to see the castle up close and personal.
Nevertheless, on the last day of our visit, we decided to go all the way up to the castle by shuttle bus since we had nothing better to do anyway. When we got off the bus, everyone immediately headed towards the castle so we decided to stay behind and look around for a while until the crowd cleared a bit. We could hear the loud roar of water ahead of us and decided to find out where it was coming from. It soon became clear that if we were to see anything, we would need to climb down a rather steep and potentially very dangerous gorge. Still having nothing better to do, we decided to go for it. After some 20 minutes of rolling rather than climbing down through thick vegetation, we got to the the level of the bed of the gorge and then followed the river for a couple of minutes until suddenly the castle popped up before our eyes in all its glory, with the Mary's Bridge right above our heads. He who dares, wins. :-) At the same time, the weather started clearing up and the first sunshine in days bathed the castle just long enough for me to take some photos.
Enjoy the view from below the bridge.
through the branches
As you may already know, the famous Mary's Bridge, which is a must for the best view of Neuschwanstein Castle, has been closed for quite some time now for an indefinite period. During our visit, the weather was working against us as well so the castle was nowhere to be seen for most of our stay. OK, we were rewarded with an amazing double rainbow at one point but never managed to see the castle up close and personal.
Nevertheless, on the last day of our visit, we decided to go all the way up to the castle by shuttle bus since we had nothing better to do anyway. When we got off the bus, everyone immediately headed towards the castle so we decided to stay behind and look around for a while until the crowd cleared a bit. We could hear the loud roar of water ahead of us and decided to find out where it was coming from. It soon became clear that if we were to see anything, we would need to climb down a rather steep and potentially very dangerous gorge. Still having nothing better to do, we decided to go for it. After some 20 minutes of rolling rather than climbing down through thick vegetation, we got to the the level of the bed of the gorge and then followed the river for a couple of minutes until suddenly the castle popped up before our eyes in all its glory, with the Mary's Bridge right above our heads. He who dares, wins. :-) At the same time, the weather started clearing up and the first sunshine in days bathed the castle just long enough for me to take some photos.
Enjoy the view from below the bridge.