Kurcafe

This cafe is attached to our hotel. We stopped here for coffe before going back to our room.

Walking down to town

We walked down the hill back to the town and took the bus back to Fussen.

The bus to Fussen

Hohenschwangau Castle

The castle existed since the 12th century. King Maximillian bought it in 1832 and rebuilt it according to its original plan. King Ludwig II spent his childhood here and decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle for himself. Sadly, no photography is allowed inside.

There is a Palace Garden beside the castle with four fountains.

Mary's Fountain

Schwan's Fountain

The Gooseman's Fountain

Lions Fountain

Horse Power

We paid €5.50 for the horse carriage to go up the hill to Hohenschwangau Castle. We passed Alpsee along the way.

The carriage stopped just outside the palace gate

Schloss Braustuberl

We saw this restaurant and decided to have our lunch here.

Grilled sausage and potato cucumber salad

Fried chicken and salad with mustard dressing 

Alpsee

We walked from the bus stop to the edge of the town to Alpsee. Alpsee is a lake near the Hohenschwangau Castle in Hohenschwangau.

Swans

Hohenschwangau Castle

Taking the bus back to town

We then took the bus back to town.

Marienbrucke

The Mareinbrucke (Mary's Bridge) is also known as the Neuschwanstein Bridge. King Maximillian II built a wooden footbridge across the Pollat Gorge in 1845 for his wife Marie of Prussia. King Ludwig II replaced it with an iron bridge during the construction of the Neuschwanstein Castle. The  bridge spans acrosss the gorge without support and was considered an engineering feat in its time

 This bridge provides a perfect view of the Neuschwanstein Castle