A Gorgeous Christmas day in Fussen

     This could possibly be my favorite day, and not just because it was Christmas! Upon arrival in the little town of Fussen we could easily see the Alps surrounding us in the distance and the weather was clear and fantastic. After check in, we walked from town to two castles that are near each other up on a massive hill. There is a base area near the bottom that runs buses to and from town which can easily be taken but the walk is quite nice through a woodsy area if you’ve got the time and energy (and boy do we have the energy!)

Playing in the leaves!

     There are a few tourist shops and then you can choose to go either left or right; depending on which castle you want to see first. The yellowish castle to the right, named Hohenschwangau, has a much shorter walk with steep steps up to the top which offers some great views of the little lake and the other castle called Neuschwanstein.

      After walking back down from the first, we started up the longer pathway to the second castle. There are horse drawn carriages that transport passengers up to the top if they wish. The castle almost looked to be in two parts, the front red, and the rest gray. Both castles can be toured inside for a fee, we did decided to marvel at the outside without entering.

Near the side of this second castle, there is a gate of sorts, cross it. Go around the gate, I promise it’s worth it and you won’t be the only one doing it! Just follow the signs for the bridge. Before you even make it there, you come to an incredible view point; in which you can see the sun glistening on the tops of the snowy Alps in the distance, the blue shimmering lake, the strong yellow stone castle, and the vast countryside in a beautiful array of greens. This is a spot I will always remember! Not much farther up the path we reached the bridge. It just feels like you could stay there forever, being fulfilled solely by the magical views of the castle and the cliff it’s perched on in the distance surrounded by lush farm land. The air is clear and pure and there is water running behind you on the backside of the bridge that gurgles and flows far underneath your feet. My senses don’t enjoy much more pleasure than when in a spot such as that.

We ate dinner in a little restaurant in town called Gasthof Krone, one of the only places that was open. The walls were painted with horses and knights, and daggers and chainmail hung from the walls. Our servers were in costume and we each had to wear a bib when eating our roasted pork and such. We also ordered wine that we drank from a horn. It really took you back in time and the desserts were tasty as well!

Whif (when/if) I return to Germany, Fussen is one stop I will not miss, with a view like this!