Croissants to Bratwurst

So we left the beautiful city of Paris on an overnight train to Munich. Apparently, once you get into the EU, they dont check your passport or anything else as you travel between countries. We hopped onto the CNL (City night line) train from Paris EST to Munich HBF and found some really cosy 6 bunk cabins. It's a place to sleep and not do much else. It can get pretty congested in there on the top bunk, but I had the lower bunk which was closer to the A/C. They give you a fresh bed sheet and pillow, along with a wool/polyester blanket to use. It is rather cramped though, but for me it was all part of the backpacking experience so no complaints from me.



We traveled through the French countryside which was beautiful until I woke up the next morning traveling through the Bavarian countryside. I think it's much nicer in Germany with the black forest. The train arrived right on time in Munich and we dropped off our junk at the hostel luggage room and took off for Fussen, where we'd go out to see some majestic Bavarian castles.

Fussen is a busy little tourist town that caters to all your needs. The town is surrounded by the alps and the castles, Neuschwanstein and a smaller castle is located right in the middle of the mountains. We hike our way most of the way up, then Jason catered us to a horse drawn carriage for the rest of the way. The lakes are so clean and clear over here. Despite the smell of cow shit (that region is where all the livestock are kept) it was a pleasant trip up.



The Neuschwanstein was created by King Ludwig, which is also the castle design that inspired the castle we see at Disney. There are actually two castles in that area which we both visited, and I'm sure Tommy's SLR will have captured it better than my camera. It's a fairy tale castle scenary, and definitely worth seeing even though its a touristy thing.



Afterwards, we headed home on a long train ride home. Two transfers and a heavy thunderstorm later , we arrived back at our hostel. While the rooms here are bigger than our last one, their dorm ensuite doesnt include a bathroom and the key did work while opening the door two times over. Other than that, it's a nice place though.