Castles, Sauerkraut and Hofbrauhaus

We´ve just had the perfect time in Germany, got to see folk dancing in Dinkelbuhl and the amazing Neuschwanstein castle in Fussen, this is the castle that Walt Disney used as inspiration for Disneyland and having seen it we can sure see why. I even found it unbelievable that such a magical castle exists. We also climbed the world´s tallest cathedral spire in Ulm, it was 768 steps and worth every ache and pain we felt the next day.

Here is King Ludwig's fairy tale castle



Below is the cathedral from Ulm, we climbed to the very very top




We have spent the last two days with Tony´s Aunt Doris, Uncle Christoph, brother Klaus and niece Shana in Munich and met cousins Bruni and Deitgar who I´ve never met before. Deitgar is the oldest of my cousins and Bruni is one of the most talkative! :-)

Next picture in this post is the folk dancers in their traditional costumes. When we saw the dancing, it reminded us very much of how my (tony) parents would dance.



Our final Munich experience was the famous Hofbrauhaus and it was a real highlight. The place has heaps of atmosphere and we had a group of young guys seeing who could outdrink each other, it was getting pretty rowdy and it wasn't even near the evening. Quite entertaining. The beer was great as well, the standard size is a one litre jug.



Now it's your shout! (hic... :-D )