We arrived in Füssen on Sunday, July 1st. We found our pension (40 feet from very active train tracks) and met the woman who owned it, or as we referred to her, “Grandma.” We took a long nap and then ate dinner.

7/1/01, Brian Kleinman sleeping in our pension.

7/1/01, Brian Kleinman sleeping in our pension.

A train, right by our pension.

A train, right by our pension.

Sheep by our pension.

Sheep by our pension.

The next day we went to Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein Castles. After seeing the castles, we hiked up a trail to see a magnificent view of the area. Then we hiked back down and through the Pöllat gorge.

7/2/01, Brian Kleinman on the phone.

7/2/01, Brian Kleinman on the phone.

Katie Miller on the trail to the castles.

Katie Miller on the trail to the castles.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Marienbrücke (bridge), from Neuschwanstein.

Marienbrücke (bridge), from Neuschwanstein.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Hohenschwangau Castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

Brian Kleinman above Neuschwanstein.

Brian Kleinman above Neuschwanstein.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

Brian Kleinman and the view from the top of the trail above Neuschwanstein.

Brian Kleinman and the view from the top of the trail above Neuschwanstein.

Brian Kleinman in Pöllat Gorge.

Brian Kleinman in Pöllat Gorge.

The bridge in Pöllat Gorge.

The bridge in Pöllat Gorge.

On Tuesday, after our early morning breakfast with “Grandma,” we took a train to Linderhof Palace.

Linderhof Palace.

Linderhof Palace.

Linderhof Palace.

Linderhof Palace.

Linderhof Palace.

Linderhof Palace.

The grotto at Linderhof Palace.

The grotto at Linderhof Palace.

7/3/01, Linderhof Palace.

7/3/01, Linderhof Palace.

Back in Füssen we got ready for the next day, where we would travel to Vienna, Austria.