We crossed the border into Austria and stayed in the sleepy town of Reutte for two nights. The town is enclosed by the Alps on both sides. In the valley are green pasture where cows leisurely graze.
Füssen, Germany
After breakfast, we drove back to the Germany side and toured the historic town of Füssen. We did a city walk and got to learn about the history and culture of this part of the ancient kingdom of Bavaria.
Neuschwanstein Castle
We left Füssen at 3 o’clock and hiked uphill for 20 minutes to reach the entrance of Neuschwanstein.
The Austrian Alps
From the town of Reutte, we drove up to the mountain to get a better view of the Alps as we leave this region. At first, we did not plan to stop for long because we have a lot of sights planned for the day. But a friendly German tourist gave us her parking ticket, so we took it and decided to take an hour to ride the cable car to the top and visit a Gothic castle ruin called the Burgruine Ehrenberg. It turns out to be a must-see and we did not regret tarrying in this part of the Alps!
Linderhof Palace
