CURRENT ISSUE 8/6/02 Front Page Weekly Features Advice from Strangers Ain't That America? To-Do List: Billy Bob Thornton Moth's Diary News from Travistan Movie Corner Globetrotting with Push Info Archives Crap Shop About The Probe Contact Us!	Globetrotting with Push With your host, Dr. Raji "Push" Pushparajah 8/6/02 - Bavaria I began my journey through the German state of Bavaria with two of the homes of the last independent Bavarian monarch, "mad" King Ludwig who grew up in the region known as "highlands of the swans," or Hohenschwangau. The wonderful, almost fairy-tale castle, however, pales in comparison to that built by Ludwig himself, which he called Neuschwanstein, or "new swan's castle." Neuschwanstein sits higher upon its mountain perch than Hohenschwangau, but even at its shallower grade, some tourists shy away from the road to the top and prefer to take one of the many horse carriages available instead. I steeled myself and began the climb with much anticipation at seeing this majestic home above. My trip was highlighted by spectacular views of the town below and the searing pain of being trampled by a runaway team of horses frightened by an uncaring tourist's childish prank. My broken clavicle and multiple internal injuries were tended to by the most efficient emergency brigade from the small town of Füssen, a friendly village in the foothills of the Alps, where I spent the remainder of my trip listening to the happy sounds of the Hoffbrauhaus from the rehabilitation clinic.
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