Filser Kur- Und Relaxhotel Füssen

... br>The only way to see the castle was by an organized tour, so we had to wait up at the top for awhile until our tour time-the views were more than enough to keep us occupied. The tour itself was a bit overwhelming-there were about 50 people and our tour guide had a very strong accent and was hard to hear, but at least we could see the inside of the castle, which was amazing. Ludwig had an obsession with swans and they were all ...

... 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 castle was under repair, but it was still beautiful to see the castle in its lush surroundings.

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The rest of the tour took us to Linderhof castle and Neuschwanstein castle. What magical looking places they were. Neuschwanstein is the castle Walt Disney uses the sillohette of at the start of his movies. Anyway, after the trip it was back to Munich for a day or so and then on the plane home.

... a bit different a quick check, oops no brake fluid, so I headed off in search of a garage for a tin of fluid, in my best german I managed to get a tin so it was back to the bike and regain a front brake (or at least until it all drained out again) no probs just close your eyes Linda and hold on. We went in search of the fairy tale castle Neuschanstein built by ...

... want to crack on for the day and decide to take photos around the castle and set off up Tegelberg. The castle is pretty cool, but it looks way too polished and new. It is fairly old by NZ standards (built in the early 1800's) but all the stone work is perfect with hardly any weather damage etc. We crack on up Tegelberg. We get some really good photos of the surrounding mountains and the plains down below where we were camping. We could see five lakes ...

... expensive night at the bars, I tell you what. Tell, we left very early in the morning, our train left to Fussen at 8:30. But I really didn't mind waking up early once the train ride got going; the Bavarian countryside is gorgeous. Rolling hills, bright green everything, forests, lakes, and the Alps as a nice backdrop. We rolled into Fussen at about 11:00 and walked from the station to the town below the Neuschwanstein and Neuschwangau castles; a good 45 minute ...

Monday Fussen

Left Ashley sleeping while we saw some extra things around Zürich. Went to the train station first to buy a ticket for the 20 km Austria sector of today's train trip, as Mandy's Eurail pass doesn't cover Austria. Then a trip up the Polybahn, a short funicular railway to the University where that uni Christian group was praying over the city. Nice view. Then back to the other end of ...

Another work conference for my parents brought us to Oberammergau for a week. We stayed in the cutest little wooden cottage - like the whole thing ceiling to floor and including flowering window boxes was made out of wood! Totally picturesque like you've read about in Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Aromatic town bakery. Absolutely enchanting.

Today we drove up into the mountains to see the fairy tale castle, Neuschwanstein. This is another of Ludwig's castles, this one unfinished, and served as the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle. It ...

We went by car to Mittenwald and got at room at the Hotel Post. It was a nice room, but very narrow. It reminded me of a train compartment. There was a hail storm and it was rainy and cloudy. I bought ...