So, Kai did put up a series of pics from the hops region we visited. I don't know much about hops, so I really have not a lot to say about it.
We did stop at a hop museum, but I stayed in the RV with the kids while Kai went on the tour. The best pic is the one of the breastfeeding mother that pretty much says if you don't drink beer your boobs and baby will be unhappy. Love that.
After the tour we ate lunch at the museum restaurant. As usual, they didn't have too much variety, so I ended up with a salad (I was craving a vegetable at this point anyway) and the kids had some schnitzel we told them was chicken nuggets. I am telling you, German cuisine just does not have much variety...
And really that is about it for the hops part of it. I am sure Kai could go on and on about it, but I just have no clue, nor do I really care...haha.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Neuschwanenstein
Kai finally put more pics on the website, so I figured I would update here.
This campground was probably the best one we stayed at. They had a gorgeous lake, albeit too cold for me to go in, and really cool showers for the kids. Yes, that's important!
It was pretty cool and rainy the couple days we spent here, but there were some breaks of sun. We were able to take a few good bike rides, and rode to the castle on the first day. It took us 2 days to actually visit the castle. Why you ask? Because even though we planned it out really well, time wise, we missed our tour on the first day. We blame it on the busses going to the castle. You can walk up, but not with 2 young kids. We were told a bus would come to get us and we would arrive in plenty of time. Didn't happen.
We did attempt to get there...waited in the pouring rain for the bus, but when we finally reached the top of the hill (and got stampeded by people trying to get on the bus, at whom Kai had to scream in order for us to disembark!)we realized there was no way we could get inside in time. The bus drops you off at a point where you still have to walk 15 mins to get to the actual castle. Yeah.
I was NOT a happy camper. This was one place I really wanted to see and I was pretty po'd we didn't make it that first day. Thankfully Kai allowed us to go back the next day, which is big since we had to rebuy tickets and Kai is pretty, uh, frugal.
We ended up driving the RV and parking the next day, just to make sure we gave ourselves enough time. It still caused me a lot of anxiety, though, b/c Kai bought tickets for an early tour and I wasn't convinced we would make it in time...again. THANKFULLY, we did. It was nice and sunny the day we went, too, so that was better then the day before at least.
Now, for those of you who don't know, this is the castle Disney used as inspiration for Cinderella's castle. It is pretty famous around the world. I do have to admit, although it was beautiful, I was expecting something bigger. I don't know why. Not that it isn't big, but for some reason I thought it would be this imposing figure on the landscape...nonetheless it was still very cool.
Kind Ludwig, who built the castle, died before it was finished, and it still sits unfinished, so we didn't get to see as much castle as I had hoped. The inside was gorgeous, though, and I tried to imagine, while walking through the halls, what it was like to live during this age and to live in a castle...
The castle is themed after songs by Wagner, a close friend of the king. We weren't allowed to take pics inside, unfortunately, but the depictions on the walls and all the carvings and such were pretty breathtaking. Or maybe I am just a sucker for a castle.
Katie loved it, too, and was convinced a real, live princess lived there. It was cute.
After the tour Kai and Ben went to a bridge they have in order to see the castle from the other side. Katie was done by this point, though, so I stayed back with her at the bus depot. I do regret not going to the bridge a bit, though, especially after viewing Kai's photos and seeing how awesome it looked from that side, but I took one for the team. I am sure we will be back one day, when the kids are actually old enough to remember!
I figure if I ever had to live in Germany, this would be the perfect town. It is small and quaint and in the shadow of a castle. Doesn't get much better then that.
This campground was probably the best one we stayed at. They had a gorgeous lake, albeit too cold for me to go in, and really cool showers for the kids. Yes, that's important!
It was pretty cool and rainy the couple days we spent here, but there were some breaks of sun. We were able to take a few good bike rides, and rode to the castle on the first day. It took us 2 days to actually visit the castle. Why you ask? Because even though we planned it out really well, time wise, we missed our tour on the first day. We blame it on the busses going to the castle. You can walk up, but not with 2 young kids. We were told a bus would come to get us and we would arrive in plenty of time. Didn't happen.
We did attempt to get there...waited in the pouring rain for the bus, but when we finally reached the top of the hill (and got stampeded by people trying to get on the bus, at whom Kai had to scream in order for us to disembark!)we realized there was no way we could get inside in time. The bus drops you off at a point where you still have to walk 15 mins to get to the actual castle. Yeah.
I was NOT a happy camper. This was one place I really wanted to see and I was pretty po'd we didn't make it that first day. Thankfully Kai allowed us to go back the next day, which is big since we had to rebuy tickets and Kai is pretty, uh, frugal.
We ended up driving the RV and parking the next day, just to make sure we gave ourselves enough time. It still caused me a lot of anxiety, though, b/c Kai bought tickets for an early tour and I wasn't convinced we would make it in time...again. THANKFULLY, we did. It was nice and sunny the day we went, too, so that was better then the day before at least.
Now, for those of you who don't know, this is the castle Disney used as inspiration for Cinderella's castle. It is pretty famous around the world. I do have to admit, although it was beautiful, I was expecting something bigger. I don't know why. Not that it isn't big, but for some reason I thought it would be this imposing figure on the landscape...nonetheless it was still very cool.
Kind Ludwig, who built the castle, died before it was finished, and it still sits unfinished, so we didn't get to see as much castle as I had hoped. The inside was gorgeous, though, and I tried to imagine, while walking through the halls, what it was like to live during this age and to live in a castle...
The castle is themed after songs by Wagner, a close friend of the king. We weren't allowed to take pics inside, unfortunately, but the depictions on the walls and all the carvings and such were pretty breathtaking. Or maybe I am just a sucker for a castle.
Katie loved it, too, and was convinced a real, live princess lived there. It was cute.
After the tour Kai and Ben went to a bridge they have in order to see the castle from the other side. Katie was done by this point, though, so I stayed back with her at the bus depot. I do regret not going to the bridge a bit, though, especially after viewing Kai's photos and seeing how awesome it looked from that side, but I took one for the team. I am sure we will be back one day, when the kids are actually old enough to remember!
I figure if I ever had to live in Germany, this would be the perfect town. It is small and quaint and in the shadow of a castle. Doesn't get much better then that.
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