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Munich Christmas Market at the Marienplatz (St Mary's Square)
Meet Dr. Leo, Dr. Soong, and Dr. Wong
Approaching Neuschwantein Castle, aka Sleeping Beauty Castle, in the village of Schwangau. The 5-minute steep and curvy hike up to the castle took longer because we kept stopping for pictures.
A closer shot of the castle (built in the mid 19th century), after the tour
Outside Neuschwantein Castle, the last but most inspiring fairy-tale castle of King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Mucking around the snow outside our hotel in Fussen
Dinner time at our hotel in Fussen. We ate there on both our nights in Fussen because we were too tired and lazy after a day out in the cold.
Conked out after half a day of being on the move. We were on the Fussen-Munich train, on our way to catch our flight back to LondonWas I mad to suggest going to 'a place that snows' for our December trip?? That thought crept into my mind a few times while we were out in the cold streets of Munich and Fussen in Germany. I forgot how miserable REAL winter is....
On this trip, we were joined by Fuh Yong, Evelyn and Syn Yee, who were a pleasure to travel with - so chin chai and such entertaining company. In any case, since they put up with Sophie's repeated powerful performances of bawling, whining and high-pitched, ear-shattering screaming with such good nature, they deserve all the praise in the world.
The main purpose of the trip was to check out the famous German Christmas markets (which our group concurs, is basically a pasar malam minus the pirated VCDs) and to visit the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwantein (New Swan). It was built by the last king of Bavaria, King Ludwig II, in the mid 19th century. Situated on a dramatic crop the mountains near the German Alps, it does indeed look exactly like what a castle should look like in a fairy-tale, maybe because most castles in storybooks were inspired by - if not actually - Neuschwantein. Unfortunately, the two photographers-cum-part-time-doctors didn't get the blue skies or vantage points that they wanted, so our pictures are somewhat disappointing.
There was about 2 inches of snow in Fussen. For most people in our group, it was their first time encountering snow. YL darted around photographing it. Evelyn slipped a few times (been there, done that!) on the black ice. Syn Yee seemed to be amused by her father's insistence that he 'accompanies' her to play in the snow. Sophie was nonchalant, as usual. I was just glad that I got my wish to re-live a snowy winter. Well, most of the time, anyways.
On this trip, we were joined by Fuh Yong, Evelyn and Syn Yee, who were a pleasure to travel with - so chin chai and such entertaining company. In any case, since they put up with Sophie's repeated powerful performances of bawling, whining and high-pitched, ear-shattering screaming with such good nature, they deserve all the praise in the world.
The main purpose of the trip was to check out the famous German Christmas markets (which our group concurs, is basically a pasar malam minus the pirated VCDs) and to visit the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwantein (New Swan). It was built by the last king of Bavaria, King Ludwig II, in the mid 19th century. Situated on a dramatic crop the mountains near the German Alps, it does indeed look exactly like what a castle should look like in a fairy-tale, maybe because most castles in storybooks were inspired by - if not actually - Neuschwantein. Unfortunately, the two photographers-cum-part-time-doctors didn't get the blue skies or vantage points that they wanted, so our pictures are somewhat disappointing.
There was about 2 inches of snow in Fussen. For most people in our group, it was their first time encountering snow. YL darted around photographing it. Evelyn slipped a few times (been there, done that!) on the black ice. Syn Yee seemed to be amused by her father's insistence that he 'accompanies' her to play in the snow. Sophie was nonchalant, as usual. I was just glad that I got my wish to re-live a snowy winter. Well, most of the time, anyways.
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