Hello family & friends-
It's been crazy lately but all in a good way. Andy and I have been taking advantage of some travel opportunities and spending time with family and friends. After a short stint in Amsterdam with Christine and our military ball, my in laws came over for a holiday. The journey started in Bavaria. This is the location of one of the Ludwig Castles...aka...Neuswanstein Castle. This is the castle the Disney Castle was modeled after. It was beautiful and the day could not have been better. The story goes King Ludwig broke Bavaria in the building of this castle. Not all rooms were completed and he mysteriously died after only living in the palace for 172 days. I have attached some pictures of the outside. We were not allowed to take pictures inside. http://www.neuschwanstein.com/english/castle/ludwig/index.htm
The next stop was Prague. What a beautiful city. The Architecture was beautiful. We visited the Prague Castle and Charles Bridge. There is a tower standing on each end of the bridge. Both the Staroměstská věž on the Old Town end and the Malostranská věž on the Malá Strana end can be climbed for a view of Prague and the bridge from above.
Baroque statues (a total of 30) began to be placed on either side of Charles Bridge in the 17th century. Now many of them are copies and the originals can be seen in the Lapidarium. The most popular statue is probably the one of St. John of Nepomuk, a Czech martyr saint who was executed during the reign of Wenceslas IV by being thrown into the Vltava from the bridge. The plaque on the statue has been polished to a shine by countless people having touched it over the centuries. Touching the statue is supposed to bring good luck and ensure your return to Prague. I rubbed the stature a lot!;))))))
We then decided to take in a little German Fasching. This is Germany's Marti Gras. This was nothing like I expected. There were people young and old dressed in costume. This is actually a national holiday in Germany!
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