We went to see a couple of castles out by the town of Fussen today. I can’t get their names right but they were really very pretty castles done by a couple of Ludwig Kings. The later one done by Ludwig II is the one that Disney used to model their castle after. They were beautiful inside and out. Couldn’t take pictures inside so only have some from outside and those really don’t do them justice.
When we planned this trip I had specific agendas for each day. This is the first day we have actually followed that agenda. Not sure if that is good or bad but it is what it is.
A big part of today was the trip to and back from the castles. It involved getting a train ticket at the best available rate (not as easy as you might think), figuring out schedules, platforms, connections, where you should sit, etc. It may be easy for some but it stretched Val and Gary quite a bit. Happy to say we made it and are still talking to each other. One example of the difficulty. When looking for the town of Fussen there are apparently two letter u’s in the German alphabet one the regular way and one with a couple of dots over it. Use the wrong one on your search at the ticket machine and your city does not appear.
I do at this time have to offer an apology however to a whole country. I had previously made some disparaging remarks about Japanese tourist groups. Wouldn’t you know it that as life always seems to point out you should not make vast generalizations and be an asshole. We were having a bit of difficulty waiting for a bus back from the castles and this Japanese man asked me about the bus, etc. I told him I didn’t know much but thought this was the place to catch the bus. Well he finds a taxi asks us is we want to join him and then pays the whole bill. I said thanks and asked if I could take a photo of his family that I will include later. Suspect he didn’t know what he was teaching me but hope I learn it this time.
Well we should be leaving Munich and Germany tomorrow and I have a few thoughts.
Do they have any drinks that aren’t carbonated? Had carbonated water, apple juice and beer. Couldn’t find much without carbonation besides milk and they don’t keep that it in a cooler.
They have quite a bike system in Munich that includes bike lanes and even signals at intersections specifically for people on bikes. Their system seems more set up around their sidewalks than their roads. A lot of folks ride bikes and it seems not so much recreationally as just a function of getting to and from places. Lots of bike racks, etc.
Really looking forward to our trip to Vienna tomorrow.
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