Alicia and the Picaros!

A Blog of my adventures as I travel around the world.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Germany - Freiburg & Fussen

So I moved on from Munich. I then headed to Freiburg a town in the middle of the southern balck forest. I wanted to see this area as I heard it can be lovely but the wweather was misserable, the hostel full of old German hippies and some students waiting for their apartments to be ready. Apart from a lovely American woman Barb who was visiting her daughter there was no-one much to chat to. So I cut my time there short.


I headed out one morning when the rain had cleared to an area where there was a lake and some walking trails, but after a very scenic and nice train ride there I got out and it started snowing then my feet got went so then I grew rather dispondent.
So I treated myself to lunch and headed back. I walked around Freiburg which is a very sweet town and it a university town so there are many people. It is very pretty and very typically German. The streets are all cobbled and I think it is very sweet the stonework outside each shop depicts what the shop is see the photos when I put them up.
(This is the paving for a book shop)
I treated myself to a piece of Blackforest cake and a coffee to hide away from the rain. It was very nice and when you are in the Blackforest it is a must to do.

I shoreted my time in Germany so I was looking for some things to do, so I did a big back-track to Baveria and when to see some castles.

I took a long trainride to a little town of Fussen which is adorably sweet. The pension where I was staying had a lovely owner. The town is overfun with Japanese tourists even in the middle of winter but for good reason. It is home to two very impressive castles, one of which inspired the disney castle.

After a good nights sleep I headed up to the castles and took a tour of one the Neuschwanstein, meaning new-swan stone. It was built by Ludwig the II the king of Baveria, it is stunning and the interior was magnificent with oak carved ceilings, painted murals on the walls, the castle was in-fact dedicated to Wager Operas. There were secret doors and eve the srevents digs were nice. Kind Ludwig lived in for around 120 days off and on during his reign then he died so it was never 100% finished.


I walked over a brige for a fantastic view of the casltles, still cold at least my spirits were better after the lousy black forest. 
Now it is off to Switzerland

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