We drove from Salzburg to Innsbruck, taking in the occasionally breathtaking views.
We don't have much to share of Innsbruck itself. I was sick with a bad cold and never left the hotel. Tom took a funicular to the top of the mountains and visited the zoo where the animals were all sleeping.
But before I was felled by the cold, we enjoyed a pizza dinner next to the river.
But I rallied for the visit to Neuschwanstein. There were 2 castles to see, and the second one had over 300 steps. At the time, it seemed like the first one did too. These photos are all of the exteriors, since the guided tours prohibited interior photography. We realized pretty quickly that the prohibition against photography had little to do with limiting images of the interiors themselves, but all to do with the speed of the tours which would be completely bogged down by the now ubiquitous photography of influencer wannabes that require images of themselves in every possible pose in front of every possible location. Forget the now quaint annoyances of the selfie stick, now we are talking about women in major makeup and fashion posing with the site we came to see as an incidental backdrop. So -- no photos of the interiors or our many fellow tourists straining to be seen.
A view of castle #2 (Neuschwanstein) from castle #1 (Hohenschwangau). Hohenschwangau was Ludwig II's childhood home. Once he was king, he started a castle-building campaign, which included Neuschwanstein on a nearby hill. It was his extreme spending and disinterest in politics that lead to his probable murder by the government.
A long way down from a not-very-secure feeling bridge.
View of castle #1 from castle #2.
We made it through the day and sped off the following day to Munich to leave the rental car and fly to Marseille.
We don't have much to share of Innsbruck itself. I was sick with a bad cold and never left the hotel. Tom took a funicular to the top of the mountains and visited the zoo where the animals were all sleeping.
But before I was felled by the cold, we enjoyed a pizza dinner next to the river.
But I rallied for the visit to Neuschwanstein. There were 2 castles to see, and the second one had over 300 steps. At the time, it seemed like the first one did too. These photos are all of the exteriors, since the guided tours prohibited interior photography. We realized pretty quickly that the prohibition against photography had little to do with limiting images of the interiors themselves, but all to do with the speed of the tours which would be completely bogged down by the now ubiquitous photography of influencer wannabes that require images of themselves in every possible pose in front of every possible location. Forget the now quaint annoyances of the selfie stick, now we are talking about women in major makeup and fashion posing with the site we came to see as an incidental backdrop. So -- no photos of the interiors or our many fellow tourists straining to be seen.
We made it through the day and sped off the following day to Munich to leave the rental car and fly to Marseille.
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