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magine a panoramic view of the Alps snow covered mountaintops, freshly repainted andgenerously laid out country houses, with oversize balconies filled with red geranium pouring over richlycarved wooden rails. In village homes immense wall paintings, depicting scenes from theCatholic belief still practiced regularly by most Bavarians. Now add to this fairytale setting,Neuschwanstein Castle,built by King Ludwig the II of Bavaria, and you find yourself in awonderland. You most likely have seen Neuschwanstein Castle before; it inspired Walt Disney indesigning Disneyland, andin movies shot, "Around the World in 80 days” in this unique location.Neuschwanstein, like an eagle’s nest, oversees the Hohneschwangau valley to Germany's North,while the backside is protected by steep mountainranges.
 
King Ludwig II was born in August of 1845 in Bavaria, which is now part of Germany.When his father died unexpectedly, Ludwig was to become King in 1864 at the tender age of eighteen. Atthe time of his coronation in 1869, Bavaria was a parliamentary monarchy much asEngland is today. The King received a salary and acted as the social head of the government buthad only limited powers to runthe country. Without real control with regard to the affairs of state,Ludwig's interest turned quickly to art, architecture, construction and music. The King hadinherited an immense family fortune andsaw no value in hoarding the funds in the bank, butrather decided to spend massive sums of money in the development of his interests, whichincluded the employment of the Bavarian people and thedevelopment of the arts in his country.Many rumors and stories were developed around Ludwig, during and after his death. Like allgeniuses, his peers were unable to understand his motivations. Called the"mad King of Bravura",
 
Ludwig was cursed with alcoholism and took certain drugs for his severe periodontal disease,which resulted in the loss of most of his teeth.At Linderhof palace King...