Convenience, Comfort and Personalized Car Tours
with John B. Wetstone
5. King Ludwig's II Neuschwanstein Castle Tour w/options of
Oberammergau, Linderhof, Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau
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Looking through King Ludwig's eyes makes this dream tour into reality!
On this Day Trip we will depart Munich at 8:00 AM in the morning and drive through the rolling countryside arriving at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, arriving at the world famous castle of Neuschwanstein.
Door to Door service is yours with all my tours, beginning and ending at your Munich Hotel. Relax and enjoy your holiday with me as your driver, guide, and translator.
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The Neuschwanstein tour has many options which can be changed even while traveling. Entering the Alps you pass through a weather border.
This is the entrance to the Alps; from here we will make our way to village of Oberammergau.
Birthplace of the famous Bavarian playwright of Ludwig Thoma 1867-1921, also editor of the "Simplicissimus".
Oberammergau is known for the Passion Play performed every ten years.
The painted houses and the fine art of woodcarving add to its many charms.
Here is a paradise for those who wish to shop for Christmas decorations on a year round basis.
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After a shopping interlude we continue on to Ludwig's retreat Linderhof Palace.
View of the main, south-north axis of the central complex, with the Linderhof palace in the middle.
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Fountain - angel with fish monster - in Linderhof Palace Garden.
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Ludwig II embellished the park with architectural features. Be inspured by the Orient or Wagner's operas, such as the Venus Grotto.
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Lunch is of course important now; and I always have some nice surprises. If the road is open I will treat you to a photographic delight.
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Finally what you all have been waiting for King Ludwig's Holy Grail Castle Neuschwanstein better known to some as the Disney Castle or Cinderella Castle.
Walt Disney used this entrance of Neuschwanstein Castle for his Cinderella Castle. Ludwig II took it from the medieval castle Wartburg in East Germany.
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Across the street from Neuschwanstein is Hohenschwangau Castle here King Ludwig lived as a child. King Ludwig could see the construction of Neuschwanstein through a telescope in his music room.
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The Entrance to Hohenschwangau Castle with Bavarian Code of Arms, belonging to the Wittelsbacher Family.
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Remember to ask me about the mystical stories concerning Ludwig's childhood, which made him famous as the Fairy Tale King!
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After our visit to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, we may visit several Rococo churches before our return trip to Munich when time allows.