Cite De Carcassonne – Book In Stone

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We don’t leave our home for too long, choosing rather several short-term trips a year. We rent a car and crisscross the Europe, but not without a goals of course. Each of us has their own must see list as if we create our peculiar precious necklace, picking from the treasured pearls. Today it is the Сite de Carcassonne in Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

The walls of medieval city-castle Сarcassonne, France.

It’s hard to write about such places – Carcassonne history is closely connected with the hunt for the Holy Grail and tragic destiny of the powerful Order of Knights of the Temple, Templars. I wish I were some new Dan Brown to tell you this story as it ought to be told. :-)

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History of One Picture: Neuschwanstein Castle

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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria.

You may have seen this photo of the Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria million times. The overview of the castle which opens from the Marienbrucke – a bridge over an 80-meters gorge with a waterfall – is captured by thousands of photos, posters, puzzles, mugs, mouse pads and so on.

Marienbrucke, Bavaria.

Marienbrucke, Bavaria

Sure enough I wanted to take some original shots, to find an unusual, undiscovered angle. Finally, this is what I came for to Bavaria.

We always see the results of a photographer’s work, but sometimes the history of taking a photo is even more interesting than the photo itself.

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Neuschwanstein Castle – Decoration for Life

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When I was preparing to visit Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles in Bavaria, I have found in one of the blogs a resuming impression about the first one as a monument to solitude. And I was like: “What a nice title for the future blogpost”. It is commonly known that a proper title is already half of the battle, and I only had to go to Bavaria, take some pictures of the castles and develop this idea.

However when I parked at the parking place number two in the village Schwangau, located at the footing of Neuschwanstein, and went out of the car I immediately realized that my own impression on the most beautiful castle in the world would be completely different.

Neuschwanstein castle, Bavaria.

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