[Neuschwanstein Castle-05]

At the King's death on the 13th of June, 1886, Neuschwanstein was still only a construction site..
Until the end of his life, King Ludwig II lived in Neuschwanstein for merely 102 days.

[Neuschwanstein Castle-06]

All in all the cost of building Neuschwanstein amounted to 6,180,047 marks at that time.

[The Lower Courtyard]

[The Upper Courtyard]

[The Knights' Hall]

[The Upper Courtyard-02]

It's taken from the window inside the Neuschwanstein.
Since it's not allowed to take any pic inside the castle, I can only take pics outside the window.

[The Gate House-01]

King Ludwig II decided to have an apartment installed in the gate house so that he could observe the construction directly.

[The Gate House-02]

Besides that it was possible to set up comfortable apartments for the building supervisors in this Gate House.

[The Throne Room]

The Throne Room is located on the fifth floor.

[The Alps]

Neuschwanstein Castle is surrounded by the spectacular Alps.

[The Alps-02]

Neuschwanstein Castle is surrounded by the spectacular Alps.

[The Alps-03]

We played an very exciting game here but I don't know the exact name of it.
It's something like bob-sleighing on the tracks.
It very fast and exciting and I even played it twice!

[The Alps-04]

The small white church on the left is the famous pilgrimage church of St Coloman (1673)
This church possessed notable late-Gothic carvings, and was named after an Irish pilgrim who rested here.

[Gasthof Post]

Today we visited another famous scenic spot in Germany, Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

[Hotel Gasthof]

An unique hotel coverd by vines.

[Roder Gate]

Our tour began from this tower.

[Markus Tower]

It was built around 1200 when the first city wall was erected.

[Cute Little Owls]

[Colorful Flowers]

There were flowers on almost every window in Rothenburg.

[A Fascinating Tea Shop]

I really liked the way they decorated this window.

[Colorful Flowers-02]

There were flowers everywhere in Rothenburg.