It started to rain yesterday afternoon, continued throughout the night and now, at 10.30am it's still raining, so we've decided to take a trip out to Fussen. Some 45 miles from here, we spent a wonderful two weeks close by many years ago and promised ourselves we would return. 9 degrees when we set off and of course, still raining. The weather improved as we journeyed towards Fussen, the road snaking between the mountains, with the snow melt blue river on one side of the road and the railway line on the other.
Fussen was busy despite the time of year and the weather not being of its best but we strolled round the streets, some of which we remembered and again, found many new.
As so often, we had great fun parking in their multi storey car parks. They are just SO narrow, both on the approach and the spaces themselves, to a point where, when parked, you can only exit the car from one side! I've nearly lost my wing mirrors twice now.
We stayed all those years ago at a place called Brunnen, a few miles outside Fussen so when we had had enough of people and the crowds, we set off for the countryside. Within minutes our memories were stirred when we came upon Neuschwanstein, the Church of St. Column and Hohenschwangau , all nestling against the mountains and the grass before them so green.
The fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle, built by Ludwig II. Construction began in 1869 and the castle was completed in 1886.
Beautiful church of St Column
It had actually started raining as we revisited these beautiful places so we pulled off road to a parking area where we sat and eat our lunch. We usually take sandwiches, cake and a flask of coffee whenever we venture out. It gives us total flexibility to eat when and where we wish, plus there is not a great deal of vegetarian choice about and what there is always seems to involve cheese of some sort.
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