Hohenschwangau is the castle that King Ludwig II stayed in while watching over the building of Neuschwanstein. It has a clear view of Neuschwanstein as well as having the added benefit of being quite nice itself. While it was more "used" looking, it did seem a tad more reasonable and certainly saw more service than Neuschwanstein ever did.
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This is the view of Hohenschwangau from the lake. It had a strange orange
yellow color that I wouldn't normally associate with a castle, but it sure
made it easy to find.
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Another view from below, where you can see more of the wall. The color of
the castle is better represented in this picture.
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A view of the castle from the trail. While not as impressive from the outside,
the inside of the castle was actually quite nice. I thought Neuschwanstein's
interior was nicer, but Hohenschwangau did have a secret passageway between
the King and Queen's bedrooms. You can't beat that!
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This is the view of Neuschwanstein from the small courtyard garden at
Hohenschwangau.
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This is the gate looking out of the castle. This leads to the back side of
the castle, which was mostly forest.
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Looking back towards the castle, you can see some of the painting and statue
work on the castle.
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The lake was rather close to Hohenschwangau. After visiting the castle, we
walked down to see it. Crystal clear, it made for a fine location for two
great castles.
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