In English this is called Queen Mary’s bridge. Since my visit obviously took place in the winter, we couldn’t make the fifteen minute walk to this bridge. The signs, mostly in German, said something about Danger, snow, ice and slipping into deep ravines which would cause serious injury and/or death.
The last turn before you reach the castle. If you make it this far, most of the hike is over.
If you ever visit Neuschwanstein Castle, which is along the Austrian border in Bavaria, this is as close as you can get in your car. The rest of the way is either on foot or paying for a horse drawn wagon to pull you up the hill.
This is my last weekend in Germany for the forseeable future and so I spent making the 3 hour drive (one-way) from Nuremberg down here to the little village near Fussen where the castle is located. The official site (in English) is here: http://www.neuschwanstein.de/english/
I am back in Germany again for another 3 week stint. Instead of flying all the way to Nuremberg, my flight ended in Frankfurt. In case you are ever traveling by train from the Frankfurt airport. If you see something that looks like this you will know that you have made it to the train platform and are awaiting your departure.
The view from the Nuernberg castle with snow and low slung clouds covering the city.
One of the reasons to come to Nuernberg in the winter is the Christkindlesmarkt that takes place every year during the entire month of December. If you do come to visit there are two things you must try. First is the Nuernberger Bratwurst, served three at a time on a hard roll. Second is the traditional lebkuchen, or gingerbread cookies. They are soft and moist and regardless of when I have them now or in the future they will make me think of Christmas in a medieval German town.
Winter in Nuremberg means snow. And in the case of statues of angels in an old cemetary it adds an eerie feeling. My sister and visited this cemetary with some graves dating from the 1500s early on a Sunday morning. It was the right time to visit.
Construction on this bridge started in 1135. For most of 800 years it was the only bridge across the Danube in Regensburg.
I have heard that at one point in history only those bakers who were royally appointed by the King could use the golden pretzel in the sign for the bakery. This is a great bakery sign I found in Rothenburg.
For those who know me, they know that I would naturally be the one to find a bakery. This is the front of one in Rothenburg.
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