Saturday in Germany

After an early breakfast with people from all over the world, we took a bus to Neuschwanstein (just a 5 minute ride up the mountain). We shopped a little bit and walked up to the castle for a tour (we could have taken one of the many horse-drawn carriages, but decided we needed some exercise... plus it was another BEAUTIFUL day). Neuschwanstein is a 19th Century Bavarian palace. The castle was built by Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, as a retreat and as an homage to composer Richard Wagner, the King's inspiring muse. Although photography of the interior is not permitted, it is the most photographed building in Germany and is one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations. The castle was the inspiration for Disney's Cinderella's Castle. Both the inside and the outside were amazingly beautiful! We decided that one castle tour was enough (the other castle in Neuschwanstein is Hohenschwangau Castle, King Ludwig's childhood home... it kind of looked like Johannes's house on the outside). After having a brat, sauerkraut, pretzles, and some kind of delicious fried dough creation, we took a bus back down to Füssen. Tom went to get another Döner and brought us a pizza back while Elizabeth and I chillaxed and journaled...