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German Vacation Recap – Neuschwanstein Castle – Part 3

Missed Part 1? Part 2? Visiting Neuschwanstein Castle (pronounced Noy-Schvan-Stein) was next on our itinerary.  While researching points of interests and routes from Berlin to Munich, this beautiful castle appeared on dozens of "must see" lists.  If you Google "Barvaria" there are hundreds of pictures of Neuschwanstein on the first page.   Neuschwanstein Castle was built on on a hill above the village of Hohenschwangau or Schwangau near Fussen.  The palace was commisionsed by "crazy" Ludwig II as a personal retreat.  The castle was…