Our castle-exploring day started with a traditional Bavarian breakfast of white sausages and white beer. We were also entertained to see that this comes with bretzeln as well as a sweet and spicy mustard. Despite our intimidation, it was delicious! Good thing, because we needed this fuel for coming day trip. We then headed to the central station and took a train out to the small town of Fussen. A quick bus trip then took us to the village of Schwangau where the castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein are located. We first hiked to a historical suspension bridge named Marienbrucke for a great view and photo op of Neuschwanstein castle, waterfalls, and the Swiss Alps. This bridge was quite high up and not as sturdy as we would have liked, so we then headed toward the castle itself. Unbeknownst to us, this was quite a hiking experience and we wished we had brought our walking sticks! We explored the castle grounds and inside the doors being typical tourists. While it’d be nice to live here, we still prefer the Viennese castle with gardens and zoo! After our trip we caught a train back to downtown Munich, where we were supposed to grab pizza with our local friends. However, we realized very quickly our train was 2 hours sooner than anticipated! We quickly left with bags in tow for Hauptbanhof to catch our train to Italy. Luckily our Munich friends were able to meet with us and direct us to the correct gate and help us board. All was well and good until we realized that our tickets were booked for the wrong day…. As in, tomorrow. So, no sleeper car for us!! However, we were able to find the food cart until additional seats were prepared for us and managed to get a couple hours of rest in a compartment. A bit of sleep and Firenze here we come!!
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