Day Five - Austria and Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle is the fairy Castle from

Chitty Bang Bang and other movies

It was the target for the day. To drive across the

top of the Alps and cut across southern Germany

The castle was on the top hill was a lot higher

then we expected

The walk to the top took about an hour.

but once there, it was quick to walk around

we could see the castle on the outside but couldn't walk through it

as the ticket queue was very long, and we did not have the time

but the architecture was interesting

as it was recently built in the 1800s.

it was basically concrete blocks.

the views were also interesting looking at other castles

and lakes in the distance.

going back do we got to see the horse that hulled the lazy people up to the hills

They did the return trip every 40 minutes

The horses were just local nags but they had a hard job.

Back down at the bottom of the hill

we got to see the castle again.

so we were off to Munich to explore the town center.

Once in Munich, we searched for some churches that were in the city

We found few and they were all different.

Some had ceilings that had been painted

Others with Plan facades

But it was St Peters that was the special one.

To had some fine artwork.

with Beautiful Doors

and modest color

But to finish the trip, it was pretzels Germany style.

Overall, we were now very exhausted.

looking for a break before the long trip back to Australia.

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