Sunday, April 22, 2018

Castle day

Sunday, April 22

We start off with a nice breakfast that included croissants, orange juice, coffee, eggs, meat, cheese and rolls. We eat what we can as we may not get lunch so we make up some sandwiches to take with us.

It's a quick drive to the grounds. We figure out the parking and how to get our tickets. Our first tour is Hohenschwangau. This castle looks like people actually lived in it. It is beautifully situated with lovely views. The tour is short but now we have to walk down the hill, catch the bus, and make it up to Neuschwanstein in time for the next tour. The bus lets
us off by the bridge which has gorgeous views of the castle. Then we have a hike up. The tour is short, crowded, but interesting. Lots under renovation so not add impressive as it might be. It's 3 o'clock and we are hungry do stop at a snack bar for a bratwurst, fries, and a coke with ice!











A hefty hike back to the bus to take us down, a little bit of shopping, and we are ready to head out. We are too tired to do Fussen, so decide to drive to Weiskirche instead. It is a real treat. A gorgeous rococo church with a beautiful organ. It is quite a large church given that it is in the middle of the countryside.





It seems better to just stop and eat and then head back so we just pull into a gastthaus on the side of the road, but we score. Food is delicious. Steve has a pork cutlet with a fried egg, fried potatoes and bacon. I have a pork shank with cracklings, cabbage, and a decent dumpling. Along with our beer it is perfect.





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