Dream Trip 2009

Great Travel Moment

As a child I would search through my grandparent's cabin in search of a single decorative tile among hundreds. They would buy one as a souvenir everywhere they traveled for years. I searched for this particular one because it had a picture of what I thought was Cinderella's real castle hidden among mystical peaks. As an adult, I took two flights, three trains, a bus and a short hike to see Neuschwanstein Schloss Castle for myself. And when I finally found it, I had the same giddy smile I did as a child in my grandparent's cabin. It soared above the trees and beyond the lake. Horse drawn carriages filled the roads and swans swam near by. It may not have been Cinderella's Castle, but it was every bit as magical to me.