Fussen

oops! I was looking at some pictures the other day and realized I skipped a set of pictures. Hating the thought of not sharing everything so you wouldn't miss a moment of the trip, I am finishing today. It won't be too much to read. Fussen is the town we stayed in after seeing THE castle. It turned out to be pretty awesome on it's own. It actually has it's own castle and monastery.

swanky-ish but very comfy hotel with an awesome breakfast

didn't notice this face until I took the picture
Oh, crazy ludwig!

After providing Davis adequate time to recover from our long walk to the castles (his knee was hurting), we headed to the town to look a bit and find some dinner. 

main street through town

around the corner to the castle

up to the castle

photo op on the way up

photo-op on the way down
i think this photo looks like it should be in a study aboard brochure

The castle was very different from the others we saw. Like people, castles come in all shapes, sizes and colors :)

painted castle

it was closed for the day but we walked around the courtyard

I think it says 1403 under there...

wall and castle from the other side

painted windows

tower at a gated entrance

After poking around the castle, we walked back down the path to the old catholic church just near the entrance. We walked in and look around there too before strolling all over the small town to find a quiet dinner location.

smaller town still epic church

all the art in all the churches were fantastic

out the window of the church, I spy a little industry

Our walk took us to the river, around the back side of town and by the monastery. We also found a very nice view of Fussen and it's red roofs.

painted buildings

a portion of the town on the other side of the river

part of the old wall and cemetery

part of the monastery and the old wall

hello Fussen, you are cute

wanderings

We wandered back through the streets, eventually settled on a dinner spot. We enjoyed delicious German food, beer, and wine. The wine was such a great deal. Three glasses for four euros. Winning!

davis' head for size comparison

Just because we had such a good deal for dinner, we felt the need to get extreme desserts from another shop down the street. After the overload of food, we waddled back to our room to rest and carry on to Nuremburg the next day.