Four Countries in One Day

We left our quaint Swiss hotel at 7:30. Pretty quickly most got dozy and fell asleep. But then, about 1 1/2 hours into the trip, the clouds broke and the sun came out at the perfect time. We were treated to a spectacular view of the Alps. Of course the picture does not do justice to the awe-inspiring scene.



We made a stop in country number 2: Lichtenstein. It is 62 square miles and has a population of less than 40,000. We walked around for an hour or so. It was on the expensive side. I saw some nail clippers for $30.

After we left, we drove through a corner of country number 3: Austria.

To get to our next place, for a while we drove on a two lane road up a mountain and through high country--winding roads, little villages, beautiful forest and vistas.

A little after 13:00 we arrived at our major stop of the day: Neuschwanstein Castle in southwest Bavaria, Germany (country number 4). It was built in the 19th century. As soon as the builder/owner, Ludwig II, died in 1886, it was immediately opened to the public. The castle was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle. We had to walk from the village up to the castle. During our tour we saw extravagantly decorated rooms. For instance, in the king's bedroom the woodwork involved 14 wood carvers who worked for over 4 years.



At 17:30 we headed to Munich. Since we were ahead of schedule, we did a nighttime drive through the city. Our dinner was at 20:00. We ate at Franziskane in der Au and had pork goulash. Finally we headed for the hotel, AZIMUT in Erding (outside of Munich).

Location:Munich, Germany