Jen and Dave: Adventuring

You might as well start a trip with something impressive. After enjoying a lovely breakfast at the hotel, we wandered the 5 km to the castles. They were out of sight to start, but suddenly Neuschwanstein appeared in the hills, followed by Hohenschwangau. It felt like a movie or a fairytale, traipsing across a field with castles in the background.

We made our way first to the ticket centre, and then checked out the courtyard of Hohenschwangau. Pretty neat palace.

Lunch followed, and we tried two Bavarian treats – a pretzel with a local soft cheese, and a spatzle with local cheese and fried onions. Yum.

After lunch we walked up the hill to the very impressive Neuschwanstein castle. We had a tour booked, and thirty minutes before we were admitted to the courtyard. Beautiful! The inside of the castle was ridiculously ornate and beautiful, but photos were not allowed. Marienbrüke bridge was also closed, so we couldn’t get that iconic shot of the outside.

After the castles we grabbed the bus back to Füssen, found another German specialty – donair and Raddler – and had a bite to eat. We topped the day off with gelato and a partial exploration of town.