Fussen, Germany

9/22/2013

The plan was to be in or around Munich in time for the Oktoberfest festivities, which started on September 20th. I didn't bother booking anything of course until about 3 weeks before, so as a result I was not able to find any affordable accommodation anywhere near Munich. Instead I booked a, still slightly expensive, hostel about 2 hours from Munich by train in a little town called Fussen. This small southern Bavarian town is known mainly for its proximity to the Neuschwanstein Castle, which inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle. I spent a day touring Neuschwanstein and its sister castle Hohenschwangau, which were both beautiful. Not to mention the history behind the Neuschwanstein castle is really fascinating.

Aside from the castles I took two day trips into Munich for Oktoberfest, which I will talk about in a separate post, and another day exploring the old town of Fussen. Besides a lot of small town charm, there was not a whole lot to see in the town itself, but I spent a relaxing day just wandering around with a fellow American traveler that I met at my hostel. A short distance out of the old town, maybe 5 minutes walking, there is a small man-made waterfall called Lechfall, that is really beautiful, mostly because the water flowing from the Alps into the town is an unreal shade of aquamarine.