europetrek 1

during the summer of 1995 i spent 11 days car camping in europe. germany was my favorite country, with its autobahn, lush forests, medieval walled cities, and romantic castles.

neuschwanstein castle, schwangau, germany, 1995

this is one of crazy king ludwig’s famous fairytale castles, nestled in the mountains of the black forest. walt disney modeled disneyland's sleeping beauty castle after this one. i hiked the steep wooded trail from parking lot, took the tourist tour of the structure’s inside, then marveled at the panorama from the marienbrücke.