First up this morning, we confirmed that the mountain hadn’t moved.
Yup. Still there. The clouds moved in early and we needed to be on our way anyway.
Next stop: Linderhof Palace of King Ludwig II. If we were going to have a drizzling overcast day, it was best that it be this one for hiking the grounds and getting up higher still to the Venus Grotto, the largest artificial drip stone cave of the 19th century constructed for the sole use of the King.
Afterwards, we headed on to Fussen passing through a couple more tunnels. Emerging from the last one was like finding ourselves in a different world back in agricultural valleys so green it felt like we were driving through a 20km long golf course.
We came into Fussen from the east so at one point Michael said, “oh there’s a castle.” Indeed there was. That being our first look at Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle. Otherwise known as the Disney castle because it inspired Walt Disney and his vision of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland in California. Also, our reason for being here. Tomorrow we tour. Tonight, full of spaetzle and roast pork, we sleep.
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