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FIRST VISIT
My first trip was as a stopover while driving from
Munich to Zurich.� This trip didn't
turn out as planned for a number of reasons.�
First mistake: We spent the prior evening in Munich at the
Hofr�uhaus drinking the
night away.� 5 liters of beer, a little bit of bar hopping, a
trip to the clubs (you get the idea)...bottom line: we weren't able
to leave town until noon.�
The late time leaving Munich meant we didn't arrive at the castles
until the early afternoon.� Not late in the day by any stretch
of the imagination, but one mustn't forget that Neuschwanstain is a
HUGE tourist destination.� Basically every tourist bus in
Germany makes a pit stop below the castle.� We arrived too late
in the day to purchase tickets from the ticket booth, so we weren't
able to take a tour of the castle.� Bummer.
Second mistake: F�ssen is much closer to Munich than it is to
Zurich.� In addition, it's a little bit out of the way (should
you be looking to make the same trip).� So we ended up driving
well out of our way to see a castle which we couldn't take a tour of
anyway.
Looking back, however, I wouldn't have done anything differently.�
A wild night at the Hofbr�uhaus is something you'll never forget.�
And while we didn't get to go inside the castles, you can still walk
the grounds and take pictures from the outside.� Neuschwanstein
was never finished, and Hohenschwangau is not as grandiose as its
neighbor castle.�
Personally, I've never been a fan of castle tours.� The great
part to me is the architecture and the setting, both of which are
free to all visitors to this mountain town.
SECOND VISIT�
 
THIRD VISIT�
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