Back in Munich

We came back to Munich for two days after Salzburg to go to the Neuschwanstein Castle outside Fussen. It was lucky that we didnt go to it the first time we were in Munich because our first days here were rather rainy and cloudy. Yesterday, however, was clear and sunny, just absolutely beautiful! We were there the whole day. There are two castles in the area: Hohenschwangau and Neuschwantein. The first is an older castle from medieval times while the latter started being built around 1883. Hohenschwangau was really beautiful. It was the summer getaway for the Bavarian royal family. Neuschwanstein was built by King Ludwig II and each room that was finished was devoted to a different opera composed by Wagner. Every room took years to individually complete. The castleś chapel floor was composed of some 2 million stones in a mosaic of a garden while the bed in the kings chamber was handcarved by multiple men and took years to finish. There are only 16 finished rooms in the castle. The entire second floor is unfinished even today.

Today we spent our last day in Munich, just enjoying the day. We are leaving for Paris and have to go catch our night train :)