This has been one of the more disappointing days of the trip. We started off the day with breakfast at the hotel then loaded the bus at 8:15a to go to the Neuschwanstein castle, the inspiration for the Disney castle in California. We had to walk up a mountain to get to the castle which took about 25 minutes. The castle was built by a single King who lived by himself in the castle for only a few days before he was taken captive for being mentally ill. He died the next day and the castle was turned into a museum only six weeks later!
The first disappointment of the day came when I was on the bus to Neuschwanstein- natually, I was sleeping, and when I woke up there was snow! However, the alps we were driving through did look absolutely beautiful so I suppose it was worth the view. Next we found out we weren't going to Austria because of their road weight limits and our bus is too heavy- I should have eaten less Belgian chocolates. Ha It's so sad to say I only visited six countries instead of seven on the trip! :) Third, we didn't have enough time to go to Oberammergau either, and that was my mom's one request! To get Tad a wooden ornament from Oberammergau like she got all seven of us kids one when she went twelve years ago. Bummer!
After the castle visit we got lunch in a little town somewhere, then went on to Wies to see the Wieskirche, a famous masterpiece of the Bavarian Rococo. Then it was back to Munich where we will be having dinner at the Hofbrauhaus and then a free evening.
The whole group in front of the castle
Hilary & I on the castle porch
Pce. & Blessings.
Jessie
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