Schloss Hohenschwangau

We had quite an early start to get to Hohenschwangau ticket office to collect our passes to both of the castles in this area, and so we didn't get a chance to have breakfast. Once we arrived, picking up the prepaid tickets wasn't a big issue, and so we had time to get a horse-drawn carriage up the mountain.



We had just a little …

What did you do this weekend? I saw a castle. But not just any castle...

When you think of castles in Germany, what is the one castle that everyone says? What everyone says is that "Disney Castle!" What they are referring to is Neuschwanstein. It is the castle that Disney used as the inspiration for the Sleeping Beauty castle.

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For the first few days of Easter Holidays we went to Munich! Even though it's part of Germany, the food, the accent and even the city itself were very different from what I experienced in Berlin. While Berlin had only apartment buildings and flats, Munich had a lot more houses with gardens and yards. There were lots of small parks and shopping …

Castles! Castles! Castles!
Füssen, Germany is another absolutely gorgeous area!
We had fun learning about Ludwig II of Bavaria, the fairy tale king, and touring his Neuschwanstein castle & the castle of his parents (Hohenschwangau). We also went through the Museum of the Bavaian Kings to learn more about the history of the area …

Wow! What a long day. Sadly, it started off raining but it got better. The first place we visited was Oberammergau, a small city/village/town/whatever that is famous for it's painted buildings. For example, if someone wanted a balcony, why get a balcony when you can just paint one on? (Crazy, I know) Anyway, we walked around and saw some of the …

We were going to end our Austrian adventure in Innsbruck, but opted instead to head right up to the little German town of Fussen, right near the Austrian border and only kilometers away from two famous castles.
With only one day in Fussen, we spent the whole time exploring the terrain (and cuisine). Our hostel had great bikes to rent so we …

We woke up to a beautiful sunny day which was a wonderful sight after such a wet drive the day before. We set off across the non-existent border into Bavaria, Germany to see the castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Our guidebook had mentioned a "Bavaria castles pass" which included Neuschwanstein and several others which we would be …

Guten Morgan (?) adventurefans! We left off our tale on a train to Fussen, home of some of the most famous castles of the Bavarian royal family, Hohenshwangau and Neutschwanstein (isn't german a beautiful language?). That morning, we grudgingly arose from the most comfortable beds we had yet experienced on our trip, and set out for the first of our …

These are the castles of Ludwig II. One he grew up in and the other he built …

After a scenic train ride through Bavaria we arrived in Füssen. Despite the rainy, drizzly weather the town was enchanting. We booked a room at Hotel Fantasia, which was a short walk across a park. The hotel was lovely, clean and cozy - we were very happy with our choice.

Füssen is a charming little town south of Munich. Most everything is …

... , and probably one of the last castles we will visit...we're definitely feeling a bit castled out. The Schloss is the last stop on the Romantic Road in Germany. There were many Japanese tourists, which was fun for us to see. Unfortunately one side of the ...

... as insane as actually being insane. He was also a big spendthrift, and really liked collecting and upgrading castles. Hohenschwangau had an interesting collection of artwork, and very beautiful, highly decorated walls. We weren't allowed to take ...

After our tour of Schloss Hohenschwangau, we decided to walk back down to Hohenschwangau, rather than wait for the horse-drawn carriage, and we were glad that we did, it was a very pretty place. At the bottom, we walked past a lake, where some ...

... for a marathon of stops all over Bavaria.The first was Fussen, where we boarded a bus for the base of the road to Schloss Neuschannstein. We climbed the 30 minute path in 15 and then left a lot of tourists scratching their heads as we dashed from point ...

... has a breathtaking position on an outcrop of rock towering over a gorge in the River Pollat. The carpark was at the bottom of Hohenschwangau village and there were two ways of getting up to the castle. A thirty minute hike up hill or a 15 minute horse ...

... , let alone a mountain like this. Our weather wouldn't be any where near as extreme as it would be in this area of Germany.  Weekly food shopping too would be a nightmare with all the stairs in the castle.  They would probably conclude that it ...

Yesterday was a big day, I went out of town and hiked around Bavarian Alps where Schloss Neuschwanstein (AKA the Disney Castle) is located. It was simply amazing. The landscape is nothing like we have in Australia, and the weather was lovely, mid-20 ...

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... , how could I resist! With my tickets in hand, and about an hour before the first tour, I made my way up to Schloss Hohenschwangau, the palace of King Maximillian of Bavaria. From afar, the yellow structure did not look pleasing...but as I climbed up ...

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