We traveled this morning to Fűssen where two of the most famous castles in the world are situated; one being the fairy tale castle which Disney modeled their signature castle after.
Maximilian the II from Bavaria married Queen Mary of Prussia; they both adored nature 
and found a fairly destroyed castle and rebuilt it as their summer home.
When Maximilien died, his son Ludwig the II took rule and started the construction of 4 other castles; one which was directly able to be seen from his inherited home- this allowed him to keep a close eye on the construction. This specific castle was to become the fairy tale castle, Schloss Neuschwanstein.
Ludwig lived in this castle for 6 months before dying at the age of 41.
We toured to the smaller - family summer residence - castle.
In order to get to Neuschwanstein, you can take a horse drawn carriage or walk up the mountain. Needless to say we waited in line to get a horse drawn carriage.
We toured what parts of the castle were finished and decorated - it was very glamorous even for today's standards.
Our journey continued on with a drive further up into the Alps.
Sunshine turned to gray, gray turned to rain, and rain turned to snow, and rain & snow turned to hail all in a matter of 45 minutes.
We stopped at an Aldi to get spaetzle and other food before heading to our hotel, where we spent the evening sipping wine and chatting.
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When I was at this castle we drove up the hill a good 3/4 of the way before we realized we weren't suppose to be driving. We laughed a lot - turned around then walked back up. Fun to see the pictures and be able to share the experiences through your stories.
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