Karma and a fairytale castle

@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
April 8, 2019 7:32pm CST
I’ve managed to put a photo on my previous post thanks to JJ’s advice (@myklj999). This photo is really small too but hopefully you’ll enjoy it. In 2015 we bought an old motor-home in Ireland and lived in it for five months. We did many miles in several countries in it. When we were in Germany we contacted a couch-surfer to ask if we could park the vehicle on their farm for a night. They insisted that we stay three days and the wife spent most of that time showing us her district. We were a bit embarrassed at their kindness but they said we’d been doing it for others for months and now it was our turn to be looked after. So again, karma was returned to us threefold. I guess the highlight of that time had to be the visit to the Neuschwanstein Castle. Perched high on a hill it was indeed a fairytale sight. We visited several other churches and were very taken with the intricate carved wooden interiors of the buildings. I won't be here much for the next few days. We have visitors arriving - folks I worked with quite some years ago and who I haven't been for ages and ages.
18 people like this
17 responses
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
9 Apr 19
It was one of my favorite castles that we visited.
2 people like this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 19
Did you walk to this spot? It was a bridge across a ravine.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Apr 19
That is awesome! I would love to visit this castle. I am thinking about buying an RV.
2 people like this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 19
It is much cheaper to live if you can get even some of your own meals and supply your own bed.
@rsa101 (40952)
• Philippines
19 Apr 19
By the way it was constructed looks like they had a hard time putting it all there. I say I am amazed how they put all those thing there.
1 person likes this
@rsa101 (40952)
• Philippines
21 Apr 19
@JudyEv That’s what astounds me to know how they put that on top without those machinery.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Apr 19
That's true. And they had no cranes or heavy machinery.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Apr 19
@rsa101 Even their scaffolding was pretty flimsy.
1 person likes this
@rebelann (117209)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Apr 19
Wow, that must have been totally fun to simply drive around Europe and see all kinds of sites.
1 person likes this
@rebelann (117209)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Apr 19
That can get expensive I would think @JudyEv but I'll bet it will be a lot of fun.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
It was great. We had five months away in 2015 and another three months in 2017. We're going in May for six weeks but we don't have the vehicle anymore so we'll be paying out for lodgings and food.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
@rebelann It will be more expensive than travelling with the motor-home which is why we're not staying so long.
1 person likes this
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
10 Apr 19
It really is a beautiful castle. I hope you enjoy your time away with your friends.
1 person likes this
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
10 Apr 19
@JudyEv it's always fun getting together with friends you haven't seen in a while
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
Thanks. We've had a nice day today and they leave tomorrow.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Apr 19
@simone10 They left this morning but it was a lot of fun having them.
1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Apr 19
I have seen photos of that castle online many times. I would love to visit it. Your photo is just great.
2 people like this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
There must be thousands of photos taken from this bridge.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (208789)
• United States
9 Apr 19
Oh that does look really lovely. I am sure you enjoyed your stay there.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (208789)
• United States
10 Apr 19
@JudyEv That is one thing that really impressed me in Europe was the architecture. We don't really have anything like that in this country,,not just huge castles just the ornate workmanship.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
@snowy22315 That impressed us too. Australia is so 'young' in so many ways.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
This was taken from a bridge over a ravine looking back at the castle. Later we walked up to the castle.
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
9 Apr 19
Those castles look beautiful, but they give me a sort of anxiety, I do not know why.
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
10 Apr 19
@JudyEv May be the fact it is "isolated", I have the same feeling when we visit small Islands. I cannot wait to go away.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
I wonder why that is? It was a long walk up to the castle.
1 person likes this
@rakski (156260)
• Philippines
9 Apr 19
first, the photo of the castle is very, very nice. I hope to see one in my own eyes in the future. second, if you are good and do good, all good things will come back to you. I believe that. I wish me and my family can do what you are doing too. I like to travel and meeting people from that place too. When I visit places, I try to know the people there. It is a good feeling.
1 person likes this
@rakski (156260)
• Philippines
10 Apr 19
@JudyEv Yes, and I learned it from foreigners friends and from experiencing it myself
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
It is nice to have people familiar with the area to show you around, that's for sure.
1 person likes this
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
9 Apr 19
That is an exquisite castle and really does look as if it came right out of a fairytale. Enjoy your time with your friends, Judy!
1 person likes this
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
10 Apr 19
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
Thanks. They'll starting to get up and come out for coffee so my time is now limited. LOL
1 person likes this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Apr 19
That's a beautiful picture of the castle. I'm glad you were pampered and looked after well for those three days.
1 person likes this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Apr 19
@JudyEv That's great!
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
They were very kind to us. Although we slept in our motor-home they insisted on getting our meals.
1 person likes this
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
14 Apr 19
That castle really look into a fairy tale, it is beautiful. Glad that you found nice people
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Apr 19
They were very kind to us.
1 person likes this
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
15 Apr 19
@JudyEv it is good that way as we feel we are welcome
1 person likes this
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
13 Apr 19
The castle is beautiful.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Apr 19
It is really the stuff that dreams are made of, isn't it?
1 person likes this
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
14 Apr 19
@JudyEv ohhh, yess
1 person likes this
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
10 Apr 19
Beautiful castle! I visited this as a young student in Muenster, North Rhein Westfalia.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
It is beautiful isn't it? We visited several castles in this area.
1 person likes this
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
9 Apr 19
That's an amazing castle! Imagine all the work it must have taken to built it?
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
It would have taken years and years. All the materials would have had to be hauled up the hill for starters.
1 person likes this
@allknowing (153544)
• India
10 Apr 19
Karma returns but not from those we have helped. I have noticed it.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
Yes, that's very true too. It comes from others usually.
1 person likes this
@Deepizzaguy (122087)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Apr 19
Good deeds always come back to all of us in due time.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 19
It would seem that way and often we don't know they're coming.