This was a fast weekend trip with a Philippine coworker. We arrive at Munich on Friday night and we explore the city on Saturday. This was not my first time in Munich. In the 2006 I came here with Alberto and Borja so I already knew the city. But this time I was exploring the city as a tourist. We visited the the central part of the city, Marienplatz and the Neues Rathaus. We saw the Glockenspiel moving (Not really interesting after the first 10 seconds). We also entered in Michaelskirche and Frauenkirche and we walk a around the Residenz. We had lunch in a traditional brewery and then we walk around Viktualienmarkt. In the afternoon we headed to the English Garden where I discover that Germans like to get naked in public as there were lots of people completely naked on the garden. And nobody was surprised or socked but us!
Munich, at the right side Marienplatz and the Neues Rathaus
In the evening we took the train to Füssen. This small city is located at the end of the romantic road. The most beautiful German castles are only 3 kilometers away. We arrive in the night, so the next day in the morning we went to explore the beautiful castles Neuschwanstein and Hochschwangau. Neuschwanstein is a fairy-tale castle, known worldwide. It’s totally worth it to come here and enjoy the beautiful views of the castle and the beutiful background. Hochschwangau is directly across from Ludwig II’s fairy-tale castle. This castle served as Ludwig II’s home while he was growing up and it looks completely different from the Spanish ones. In general these two castles are architecturally more beautiful and with better decoration that but they are way smaller.
Hochschwangau castle
Beautiful view from inside the Neuschwanstein castle
In our way back, we explore Füssen for a few hours walking around in the streets and visiting he beautiful church. After that, we needed almost 6 hours in bus and train to return to Würzburg.
Neuschwanstein castle
In conclusion, It was a nice trip because the weather was fantastic and we were always on time everywhere. We were lucky because we decided our route a few hours before taking the first train. In consequence this has been my the first trip with almost no planning. And everything has resulted perfect! I’m now preparing my next weekend trips, there are still lots of interesting places in Germany!