European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                His debts finally amounted to 21 million insane there Wasno Bod of psychological knowledge As we know it today but based on reputed written testimony and the assertion of friends who had fallen out of favor he was declared insane. He was arrested at his dream Castle of Neuse Hanstein and taken to Berg Castle on Lake Sharnberg just outside Munich in the Early morning Bijou u a a Une 1 As t0 e next Day a death that is still surrounded by speculation and controversy. \ though he was shy and eccentric he was also said to be an enlightened and open minded Monarch. He enacted Laws for the consolidation of Farmland s institutions for the inspection of food and drink Homes for the aged and a state insurance office and he was interested in ecology and technology. He even went As far As commissioning an inventor to build a flying machine in which he might sail Over the mountains and valleys of Bavaria. In those Days that might be construed As an act of an insane Man. But insane or not the fairy tale King had dreams and the results of those dreams can be seen today at Neuse Hanstein Linderhof and Herrence Emsee still solid As a foundation of Rock. You can see the King s castles on your own or on hours sponsored by armed forces recreation Center facilities in Bavaria. Arc Garmisch Tours visit Neuse Hanstein and Linderhof arc Berchtesgaden and Chi Emsee visit Herrence Emsee. Tours leave from the various arc hotels As Well As centrally located tour offices. For More information on Berchtesgaden Call ets 441 -5637 or civilian 08652-58-637, for Chi Emsee Tours Call ets 441 -2728 or civilian 08051-803-728. For Garmisch it s ets 440-2546 or civilian 08821-750684. Left Hohens Gwangau Castle the Royal Retreat near Fossen West Germany. Ludwig ii spent extensive time there As a child and Young Mari. Above nearby Neuse Hanstein it the tale King s masterpiece that inspired Walt Disney. Fit photo s4s Michael Abrams the gallery of mirrors in Herrence Emsee Castle which was modelled after the Palace of Versailles. The Castle sits on an Island in Lake Chi Emsee. Fite Portola july 19, 1990 stripes Magazine s