Alright – so I had the extreme honor of traveling to Europe recently!
My gracious host (Miss you, Kat!) Took me to see Neuschwanstein Castle
Yes – we knew Chris had posted the above pics – and one of our goals was to get to the bridge that he was standing on to get that view of the castle
Make no mistake – YOU EARN THAT VIEW!!
it is a complete up hill climb – multiple hills – and once you reach the bus stop and think – is this it – there is till one more hill!
This is a picture of the bridge from inside the castle
Regardless – one thing I had heard about the castle bridge was that people put padlocks on the railing
That was confirmed when we got to the bridge
Kat and I decided we would look for Chris and Darren’s padlock – because surely they would place one there?!
Kat took the left – I took the right
AND GUESS WHAT?!
On the Left railing (the side you would be up against to see the castle behind you – like in Chris’ picture)
Kat found this:
This one reads “D&C” and the heart – AWWWWW!
So – Kat and I kept this to ourselves – cause we figured – what are the odds?!
(and yes – it is possible that locks are removed from the bridge on an annual basis)
but – let’s just go ahead and play the odds here
We KNOW for a fact that Chris was on that bridge during his visit two years ago
We KNOW that Darren was extremely quiet during the same period of time
The lock in the picture is clearly weather worn (which after two years – I could accept the rust – which would not be as common in a lock placed in the last six months
Today the pic of Chris on the bridge crossed my path – and something struck me about the pic and inspired me to make this post
it is where Chris is standing on the bridge – he is about 1/3 of the way out
Being on that bridge was one of the MOST terrifying experiences of my life – and despite how hard we worked to get up there – and how beautiful the view was…
…every time someone stepped on a board with some spring on it and it feels like the whole thing shifted – I was ready to get off pretty quickly!
The picture that Chris had taken
and the placement of the padlock
are almost exactly where I stood and had my picture taken
cause that was as far as I was willing to step out on that bridge
How does that apply here
Chris placed the padlock in the early 1/3 of the bridge cause that is possibly as far out as he was willing to go – and had his pic taken near that same spot!
Another fact – based on the picture he released -and it’s proximity to the lock – that it could have been them
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