Danny42C
Like you we visited Neuschwanstein Castle near Fussen in Bavaria. One of the most impressive and memorable sights in Germany.
You mention going up the steep hill from the car park to the castle entrance by "landau". Things had gone downhill a little when we visited ten or so years later as although the transport up the hill was still horse-drawn a much more rudimentary and practical carriage was used as seen here.
Outstanding workmanship to the interior as seen here.
The guide said Ludwig II's bed took two years to be carved out of a solid piece of wood as seen here.
...and of course given it's name the Swan featured prominently as seen in this painting of Lohengrin (he of the opera) arriving to meet Elsa his bride in a swan-drawn boat (the marriage didn't last!).
Also agree with you about the picturesque villages as seen here with the cows coming down from the mountains. The best ones wear the biggest bells.
