Railing thru Europe: Stop 12.5 Germany – Fussen
After spending the day at Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, it was time to make our way to Munich to rest for the night. We checked the time-table and realised the journey would take us about 3 hours and 3 connecting trains to reach Munich. When we finally arrived at 9pm however, the sky wasn’t very forgiving and it was pouring. We had initially thought that we would have some time to explore around before heading to bed for a long day ahead at Fussen the next morning.
Fussen is the last stop of the Romantic Road, and it is only befitting that we would see the beautiful and fantasy-like castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau here. The 2 castles are closely associated with King Ludwig II of Bavaria (Mad King Ludwig); Hohenschwangau being a castle where he spent his early childhood in and Neuschwanstein castle which he commissioned to pay homage to the composer Richard Wagner, whose operas left a lasting impression on King Ludwig II.
After awhile it started to drizzle, and we decided to get ourselves ponchos even though they look silly in photos.
See what I mean...
You can opt to walk up, take a horse carriage or a bus to Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein Castle. The inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle
View of the castle from Marienbrücke (Mary's Bridge)
Rushing river beneath the bridge. As more tourists crowd on the bridge, one would wonder if the bridge would be able to withstand all these weight.
View of Hohenschwangau Castle
View of Marienbrücke from Neuschwanstein Castle
As our time in Fussen ended, so did the rain. We kept the ponchos and began our journey back to Munich where the beer halls await. Sweet 🙂
J
Good pictures of the castle, pity about the weather. I am going to the Black Forest next month and hoping for snow.
Haha… Thanks for the comments! Unfortunately we didn’t go to the black forest so we are hoping you would take more pictures there so we could pop by your blog to have a peek!