Day 13 - Tuesday June 21 - Bavarian Castle Tour

Today we again headed south from Munich towards the Alps to where Ludwig II built two royal castles during the 1800's. By now we know more about Ludwig II than we ever wanted to know, but his castles are well worth the time to see. Both the castles at Linderhof and Neuschwanstein are opulence at the highest level, even to the degree that he almost bankrupted the state building them, which ultimately resulted in his removal from power. The picture of Neuschwanstein is used on almost every travel brochure for Germany, and for those who do not look at such brochures, you'll recognize it from DisneyWorld in Orlando. Disney's Magic Kingdom Castle is based upon the Castle at Neuschwanstein. On the way to the castles we also stopped in Oberammmergau where the famous passion play is held. A very long day but well worth the time.