Füßen

Füßen is a town in the Bavarian Alps near the Austrian border with lots of historical sights nearby. We spent most of our time in the Füßen-area town of Hohenschwangau, where a couple of really cool castles are.

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A strange looking BMW motorcycle on the streets of Munich.

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A fancy McDonald's near Füßen.

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Heading towards the Alps!

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Hohenschwangau Castle

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A view of the town of Hohenschwangau from the castle.

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The path from the town to the castle.

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Owen, me, and Bryan.

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The majestic Neuschwanstein castle.

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Enter... if you dare!

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In the distance, you can see the Marienbrücke bridge from the castle. That's where you have to go to get the good views of the castle.

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A zoomed snapshot of the Marienbrücke.

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A great view of the town and valley from Neuschwanstein.

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Going up the path behind Neuschwanstein to get to the Marienbrücke bridge with the good view. We had to walk all the way down the mountain from Neuschwanstein, then all the way back up another mountain. After all that hiking in the cold air, I wasn't able to speak well for days.

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This sign offers information about the Marienbrücke.

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The moon is somewhere in this picture.

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At last! The excellent picture of Neuschwanstein from the bridge.

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After all that work to get up to the bridge, I might as well take a whole bunch of pictures of stuff.

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Everyone tries to shield themselves from the cold wind on the bridge.

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A view of Hohenschwangau, coming back down the path from the Marienbrücke.

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