DAY 4 (MAY 5-SAT)  MUNICH, GERMANY   MONACO MOTEL

Wake up call 7:30–start castle tour 8:15-double decker bus.  2 hr ride into Bavarian Alps (snow on mts) to get to Castle Linderhof-King Ludwigs II summer home–beautiful.  Stopped in another town for shopping-then on to King Ludwigs Castle NEUSCHWANSTEIN (also called Cinderella’s Castle).  Ludwig was thought to be crazy-loved music, the arts & men (not good in a very Catholic country)–slept during the day, awake at night reading–food was put on a table & entire table popped up in his room.  Construction of fairy tale  castle took 17 yr–bedroom took 4 yrs–he lived there 6 months before at age 40 he was declared crazy & found dead w/his psychiatrist in a lake.  This castle was built into a mt & took 30 min of steep climbing to get to it.  After the tour I wanted to go to the bridge–almost there & afraid we would miss bus–gravel trail said 30 min to bottom–no one on it–started running-Armand complaining–made it in 6 min.  Back at 6:30–ate dinner w/Jean at Vegetarian rest–It’s her birthday–last b-day bike tour w/Jean I crashed the next day in KY.  Another night listening to street noises.