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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: cloudwalking on October 05, 2007, 11:55:44 AM

Title: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: cloudwalking on October 05, 2007, 11:55:44 AM
tomorrow i am going to 2 of the famous castles of ludwig II in germany with my friend:

castle neuschwanstein, which is the most photographed building in germany. it has served as the inspiration for countless fairytale castles, and was the model for cinderella's castle in walt disney world.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_print_rotated.jpg/800px-Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_print_rotated.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Castle_Neuschwanstein.jpg/800px-Castle_Neuschwanstein.jpg)

and also hohenschwangau which is a little less badass, but is still pretty awesome. ludwig grew up here:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/SchlossHohenschwangau.jpg)

has anyone else ever been to either one of these castles? i am super excited.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: whiteACID on October 05, 2007, 11:56:42 AM
Nope, never been. I wonder if they are available for rent, like for ceremonies and stuff.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: whiteACID on October 05, 2007, 11:59:47 AM
(http://z.about.com/d/hotels/1/0/8/1/2/cinderellas_castle.jpg)
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Mupepe on October 05, 2007, 12:00:16 PM
That's gorgeous

:bow :bow
Quote from: whiteACID on October 05, 2007, 11:59:47 AM
(http://z.about.com/d/hotels/1/0/8/1/2/cinderellas_castle.jpg)
Wanna go together?
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: cloudwalking on October 05, 2007, 12:00:45 PM
they don't even let you go in there without a guide, take pics of the inside, or have a purse with you. really kinda sucks, i hope i can get some good pics of the outside.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Mupepe on October 05, 2007, 12:03:41 PM
You're hideous and the magical kingdom hates you.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: DJ_Tet on October 05, 2007, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: cloudwalking on October 05, 2007, 12:00:45 PM
they don't even let you go in there without a guide, take pics of the inside, or have a purse with you. really kinda sucks, i hope i can get some good pics of the outside.

That sucks but I understand.  Have you ever been to an old cave with stalagtites and stalagmites?  They have guides there too to keep you from touching things.  Apparently flashes can damage the color of things inside too, I guess if you let thousands of people take pics over time it's bad.  It's one of the drawbacks of the more famous destinations, with that many people moving through they have to take precautions to preserve the attraction.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 05, 2007, 01:11:59 PM
I went to Neuschwanstein when I was six or seven years old, really cool. Have a good time!
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Fragamemnon on October 05, 2007, 02:04:01 PM
My wife is always talking about how great Neuschwanstein was to visit. Have fun there!
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: demi on October 05, 2007, 02:06:09 PM
Newschwansonstein? :o

Sounds more like a pet name in bed than a place

I'm gonna visit Newschwansonstein!
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: DJ_Tet on October 05, 2007, 02:08:33 PM
Who wants to bet Corny renames his thing into "newswansonstein?"
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: demi on October 05, 2007, 02:09:43 PM
I named mine hohenschwangau
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 05, 2007, 02:10:42 PM
Looks very romantic awww

I wish we could have a double date, you and Jarash and me and Whiteacid
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: DJ_Tet on October 05, 2007, 04:07:12 PM
redWOOD is powerless here, it is all about the whiteACID

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Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: bud on October 05, 2007, 05:16:42 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_print_rotated.jpg/800px-Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_print_rotated.jpg)

it looks great and it almost looks like a painting.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Robo on October 05, 2007, 05:39:53 PM
It looks like that because it's probably a photochrom, a photo colorized with color lithography. 

(http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsc/08100/08157v.jpg)

The Library of Congress as a boatload of them archived on their website.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: etiolate on October 05, 2007, 05:52:26 PM
tell Dracula I said sup
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: CrystalGemini on October 05, 2007, 05:55:58 PM
That looks awesome!  The only "castle" I've been to was Herbst Castle, but it kind of sucks. :-/  (Don't ever go there - total waste of money and travel time.)

Have fun!   :)
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: drohne on October 06, 2007, 01:24:24 AM
those names made me think 'concentration camps'

but i guess castles are ok too

i guess
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: Fresh Prince on October 06, 2007, 04:51:28 AM
Quote from: DJ_Tet on October 05, 2007, 12:21:23 PM

That sucks but I understand.  Have you ever been to an old cave with stalagtites and stalagmites?  They have guides there too to keep you from touching things.  Apparently flashes can damage the color of things inside too, I guess if you let thousands of people take pics over time it's bad.  It's one of the drawbacks of the more famous destinations, with that many people moving through they have to take precautions to preserve the attraction.
It's probably more due to the fact some company\trust owns the rights to take pictures of the castle.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: cloudwalking on October 07, 2007, 12:05:17 PM
well here are a few pics... i took a lot more, and a lot of close ups of the castles and scenery, but i'll post them later.

unfortunately, it was an extremely foggy day, so you can't see a whole lot of landscape in the photos. usually you can see for many miles, especially from the walking bridge.

entering austria:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/CIMG1897.jpg)

hohenschwangau:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger1.jpg)

hohenschwangau kitchen, one of the only interiors where photography was permitted:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger5.jpg)

hohenschwangau bathroom:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger8.jpg)

sign for the walking bridge over the gorge:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/CIMG1954.jpg)

some shots of neuschwanstein:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger2.jpg)

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger3.jpg)

my fave pic:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger4.jpg)

from back on the ground in the village:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger6.jpg)

a cliff, taken from the walking bridge:

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ger7.jpg)

also if you want to see the vids i took, you'll have to have a facebook account, but you can check them out here:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=4914709317
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=4914674317
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=4914634317
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=4914614317
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=4914584317
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: tiesto on October 07, 2007, 12:09:46 PM
Amazing pics... I really wanna go to Germany, I might go next year to visit some au-pair friends of mine who had to go back.
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: cloudwalking on October 07, 2007, 12:10:58 PM
if you do, you should check out the castles. they are only about 2 hrs. from münich :)
Title: Re: tomorrow i am going to neuschwanstein and hohenschwangau!
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 07, 2007, 03:56:35 PM
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/mrangryface_bucket/avatar.png)
"Austria?! Where are the Kangaroos?"