Back in Germany
We started the day heading out and looking for breakfast as soon as we reached Germany again. We found a great little bakery with delicious pastries such as an apricot danish and chocolate croissants. The drive took us through the hills and forests of southern Germany and it was amazingly beautiful. We stopped at a lookout spot that still had some remnants of a recent snowfall. The view looked out over small towns and fields. It was breathtaking. Our first stop of the day was Hohenzollern Castle. It sits on the top of a hill and looks like how you would picture Sleeping Beauty’s castle or Dracula’s castle. You park pretty close to the top, but there is a decent little walk up some steps. It smelled very strongly of onions (that’s what Janice said it was). We found a snail and I was informed by Meghan that these are magical creatures. The castle itself had a winding entrance both outdoors and inside a stone tunnel. The views at the top though must have been miles in any direction. The lookouts can see villages that take 10 minutes or more to get to by car. I imagine the occupants would have known an enemy was coming more than a day ahead of time if coming by foot. There were statues of different rulers all around the outside from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Our next stop took us to Lichtenstein Castle (still in Germany…not the country of Lichtenstein). It’s tucked away off the main road with a park that had a large group of children playing. We had lunch that was not the best meal I’ve had in my life. Currywurst and Fleischkäse may not be something we have again any time soon. The castle is right next to a large cliff and there is also a field in front of it filled with dandelions and other small flowers. We decided to take some pictures before heading into the castle itself and ended up spending close to an hour - most of which was spent making flower crowns besides taking photos. It was actually one of the most relaxing and enjoyable activities of the trip. I always enjoy being outdoors in good weather doing absolutely nothing at all. We ended up not even going into the castle, but on the way out Janice and I did take the time to play on the seesaw and zip line at the park. The little boy didn’t really want to let us take a turn, but we asked nicely and he let us.
Our arrival in Munich went without much excitement until we entered our place and the host informed us the bathroom door was broken. As in there was not a door currently there to provide any privacy. That was not something we appreciated and so we had to be extra sneaky when going to the bathroom. We also didn’t have the greatest burritos for dinner. When we went to the local city gardens to walk around the pond it was hard to enjoy the cool evening and view of the pond when being attacked by swarms of gnats. Regardless it was an enjoyable day.
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