morgan23
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Post by morgan23 on Jan 30, 2006 18:48:01 GMT -5
How would you get to this castle? Because it seems like its sort of in the middle of German nowhere. And is it worth going all the way over there? The more I read about it the more I really want to go to it, it seems really interesting.
I'm kind of semi-forming my route through Europe and It seems like I could possibly go to Neuschwanstein between Gimmelwald, Switzerland and Venice, Italy. But I wouldn't want to make the trip all the way over there if the castle is the only thing to do around there. If there are other places to go that are sort of near by that would justify staying 2-3 days in the area, I would consider doing it.
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Post by stanncie on Jan 30, 2006 20:00:09 GMT -5
Like I said in the other post you can visit this castle from munich, there are very frequent trains to fussen from the main station.
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Twizzla
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Post by Twizzla on Jan 30, 2006 21:07:11 GMT -5
I just caught the train down from Munich, if I remember rightly it took a good 2 hours each way... I took an IC train to some place, and then swapped onto a much smaller train for the rest of the journey. I'd say if you were to stay in the area a few days that it would make sense to see a bit of Munich too  |
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Post by me on Jan 31, 2006 0:12:31 GMT -5
when i visited Neuschwanstein as a teen, con mis padres, we had to wait a long time in a very long line. that vacation home of good ol' Mad King Ludwig is quite a tourist attraction.
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daliwithatrolley
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Post by daliwithatrolley on Jan 31, 2006 13:59:45 GMT -5
Hi Morgan, If you want to spend a couple of days in the area, I would suggest staying in Munich and visiting the castle as a day trip from there. I would guess it's possible that's it's cheaper on your own however I used Mike's Bike Tours and enjoyed it very much. We went on a hike and took the 'back way' up to the castle as well as avoided the line ups saving us a ton of time. www.mikesbiketours.com/neuschwanstein_castle.htmlChar. |
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morgan23
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Post by morgan23 on Feb 1, 2006 11:21:40 GMT -5
Thanks daliwithatrolley! I checked out that bike tour site...it sounds like just what I was looking for!
Thanks also to the rest of you : ) I didn't realize it was close to Munich.
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Post by Eagle on Feb 1, 2006 13:52:55 GMT -5
morgan23, another option for tours (as mentioned in my reply to your other post) is Radius Tours. Their office is located in the Munich Train Station, and this is also where the tours meet for departure. I wanted to give you another option, in case Mike's was booked up or whatever.
Happy travels!!!
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Twizzla
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Post by Twizzla on Feb 11, 2006 3:37:36 GMT -5
when i visited Neuschwanstein as a teen, con mis padres, we had to wait a long time in a very long line. that vacation home of good ol' Mad King Ludwig is quite a tourist attraction. Yeah, when I bought by ticket down below, I had about 2 1/2 hours until my tour group went through. I killed the time by going for a hike way up the hill, far past the bridge (can't remember the name of it) and you can get some awesome photos from up there! |
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Post by jennifer on Feb 11, 2006 11:30:20 GMT -5
The time between tickets really is no problem, well to me anyways! Between Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein I had about 3-4 h, i can't remember exactly, but I picknicked on the way down from the first and just enjoyed the surroundings, then I headed up and also walked along the path to the bridge and just admired the view, I think having a break makes it more enjoyable!
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