We boarded a train to Fussen, Germany today (yes I know, we just rode on a train 6 hours yesterday to get to Munich...ANOTHER train ride!??!?!). Sat next to a couple of girls from Canada that were backpacking their way through Europe. They were in Europe the entire month of May and sounded like they were having a blast. We talked about the places we had all gone...they had already been to Rome so they told us about their time there. It was a nice chat!
Fussen, Germany contains the castles Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Both Jim and I have ALWAYS wanted to see Neuschwanstein so that was the reason for our visit. Hohenschwangau used to be the summer residence of the Bavarian monarchy. This is a 19th century palace built by King Maximillian II of Bavaria. The castle is located amongst the Alps very near the Austria border. Prince Ludwig II succeeded his father to the throne and began building a castle, Neuschwanstein, in the same area and was never finished. Prior to Neuschwanstein he built Schloss Linderhof and Schloss Herrenchiemsee (they are both located away from Fussen so we were not able to tour them). In 1886, the government deposed King Ludwig of the throne citing insanity and placed him into custody. The next day he took a walk and was found dead, floating in a shallow body of water. His death was officially ruled as drowning but this is largely questioned and the true means of his death remains a mystery today. One other interesting note: Neuschwanstein Castle was the inspiration for Disney World's Sleeping Beauty Castle.
We spent most of the day here and returned to Munich around 8pm. We grabbed dinner at a small restaurant near the train station where we had Doner Kabobs which were recommended to Jim by a friend. He liked his, mine wasn't great. We walked around Munich a bit before returning to the apartment for bed!
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