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From Munich, we drove southwest 80 miles to see the Neuschwanstein Castle. This was our first sighting of it, from the parking lot.
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Right next to it is the Hohenschwangau Casle.
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You hike up a steep road from the parking and souvenir shops to get to the castle. This was our first good view on the walk up.
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Looking back down into the valley.
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We can see more of it as we get closer.
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Now we're right next to it.
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The main courtyard.
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We were early for our tour, so we hiked a bit to see what there was to see. There's a bridge where you can get a great view of the castle. Unfortunately, there was a great line to get to it and we didn't have that much time!
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Back at the castle, you can see the bridge that gives the best view.
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Hohenschwangau Castle from Neuschwanstein Castle. We weren't alllowed to take photos inside the castle.
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Horse-drawn carts were available for people who didn't want to make the climb to the castle on foot.
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The countryside near Neuschwanstein Castle on the way back to Munich.
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Time for lunch!
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In the afternoon, we went to a beer garden.
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Munich and Neuschwanstein are in the province of Bavaria. The members of the band wear traditional Bavarian garb.
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Some of the other participants also put on their Bavarian best!
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We had dinner next to a wetland preserve not far from the Bavarian beer garden.
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