Fussen

This is a quaint little town that is only about 10 minutes from Neuschwanstein Castle. This is the castle that inspired Walt Disney's Magical Kingdom Castle at Disneyland. Zeb, Nick, and I braved the tension in the air and watched the US play Germany on a local pizzeria bigscreen. There were two other people pulling for the US and a lot of Germans. After they beat the US people rode through the streets blowing horns, waving flags out the car windows, shouting, etc. It was fun to see the celebration (if we had to lose, at least we lost to the World Cup Winners by a score of only one to zero).


Denise, Ivy, and I took an early morning walk through part of town. It was a nice little town with some interesting looking shops, etc. It would be nice to have a couple of days to roam the town. It is right up against the Austrian Alps. ( I believe I am saying the right mountains here) When we took our walk hardly any shops were open yet. Exceptions being the coffee and pastry shops, bakeries, etc. The Germans love their morning caffe and a sandwich or pastry. Ivy dressed up the early morning street.


This building caught my eye. It was at the end of small narrow street.


I would have liked to have browsed this shop but it wasn't open yet and we were going to the castle in an hour or so. Gnomes, faeries, and other fantasy characters always interest me. I guess it is from reading all those fantasy novels through the years.


Denise is standing in the backyard of our hotel. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who needs a place close to Neuschwanstein castle. Friendly folks, good breakfast, large rooms for various numbers of people. There were 13 of us.



Another street in Fussen. Pretty typical German town that pulls in some tourism due to the castle being so near.

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