Day 4- Neuschwanstein and Hohenschangau Castles
Today is the first day on our own. We had to rush through breakfast (took rolls and pastries with us for the train) to catch a train for our trip to Neuschwanstein Castle. I had promised Iwona that I would try weisswurst this morning. Jeri and I both gave it a whirl and other than the color, it wasn't bad with a lot of special sweet mustard.
I have to admit, we stopped at one "promised" bite.
After a few anxious moments, we found the direct train to Füssen, gateway to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschangau Castles.
From the train station, we had to take a bus to the tiny town of Schwangau,
and finally a 10 minute climb up to Hohenschwangau Castle.
The castle grounds were dotted to fountains and gardens.
From the grounds, Mad King Ludwig II was able to watch the construction of his crown jewel, Neuschwanstein Castle.
Sadly, the weather deteriorated (from bad to horrible) as the day progressed with rain off and on and 48 degrees! We were wet and miserable and had about 2 hours to kill before our tour of Neuschwanstein, so we found a nice restaurant and had a German lunch (big). We then had to climb up to the castle on full stomachs, about a 25 minute steady climb in steady rain. Yuchh!
No photos were aloud in either castle, so you'll just have to use your imagination. The trip back to Munich was uneventful and by the time we got back, most of our clothes had somewhat dried.
Packed tonight for our bike trip starting tomorrow. The cold rainy weather isn't supposed to break until Thursday, when sun and a high of 60 is forecasted. Can't believe this is August.
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