Decided to head out to Europe on a whim. No plans, just see as much as I could within the 10 days of vacation that I had. My base arrival point in Germany was Frankfurt. Immediately upon arriving I decided to head south towards Munich and into Füssen. Munich was a 2hr train ride and Füssen another 2 hours. The countryside of Germany was amazing. Green rolling hills as far as the eye could see. Upon rolling into Füssen you could see the snow capped mountains in the background.

Neuschwanstein castle was nestled up in the hills just outside of Füssen. Resemblance to the Disney castle is uncanny. It was a nice 45 min walk from the center of town to the castle where once there you charter a bus to the top of the hill. This is the first real castle that I’ve seen and quite an amazing feat of architecture. Sure we have Hearst Castle in San Simeon but that doesn’t really count. Its more a big mansion. This had it all: the overlook, the mountainous setting, royalty residence. Oh yeah, best beer in the world. Nough said.