By Emory Farrand
After
a two-hour train ride I took on the challenge of Germany’s famous Neuschwanstein
castle of Ludwig II (Disney’s castle is fashioned after this one). I was facing
a challenging steep hill, on the side of the Alps Mountain range, that I had to
climb before touring the castle. This challenging climb was over two miles
long, 1,800 feet in altitude and it took about twenty minutes. To add to
extreme climb and I was carrying a heavy backpack. I made it to top of the
mountain only to face hundreds of steps to climb inside the castle.
As
if one extreme climb was not enough, I was now facing a second castle called
Schloss Hohenscwangau. This castle is over 200 years old, and was Ludwig’s father’s
castle. This second extreme challenge required walking up a path that rose
about 1,000 feet to reach the castle. The good news is that I met both of the
extreme challenges and got to see some cool things in the castles.
Dude, Emory, this sounds totally rad! Glad to see that you're having fun in Germany! I've always thought castles were pretty cool and stuff. Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!
ReplyDeleteLove the castles. You are so lucky. Wish we were all there with you. Much better than being in the classroom and a very fun life experience that you will never forget.
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