Fussen Germany

Fussen Germany
Hohenschwangau & Neuschwanstein castles.

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Last weekend we took an impromptu trip to Germany (gotta love living in Europe!). We went to a town called Fussen (4.5 hrs by train), to visit the (very famous) nearby castles of Hohenschwangau & Neuschwanstein. Prince Ludwig II (prince of Bavaria) had a “thing” for castles, and he built a few. Then he was later declared crazy, and a day or two later was found dead (along with his psychiatrist, go figure). Neuschwanstein caslte was never finished, but it was opened to the public only a few months after he died (can you say “ka-ching!”?). It is grand and majestic, and was the inspiration for the Cinderella castle at Disney World! The other (less grand) castle of Hohenschwangau was a sort of summer residence, and that is where the prince grew up and lived.
The day we arrived was snowy and rainy, and we almost regretted going. But the second day was great and sunny, and everything looked so much prettier with all the fresh snow, we were happy we made the trip.
We took a trail up to a bridge where (according to the guidebooks) you could get a very nice view of the castle. Everythingwas white and beautiful, it looked like Narnia. We had to ignore a few warning signs and closed paths to get to the bridge. Because of all the snow the day before, some paths were closed, but people were just going through (under the fence), and so did we!. It was totally worth it!

henna

i did some henna on myself.

a blast from the past

heres a video from a year ago in April. We went to Mt. Titlis to see the Swiss Alps up close, and we had fun with a bit of snow tubbing.

valentine's day

(note: yes, i am a little behind on posts... sorry. I will be better this month)

more photos of valentine's day HERE

We didn’t really do anything special for valentine’s day this year. We had no plans. Previous years we would get together with Abril and Robe and take turns cooking a nice dinner. One year even Gera cooked! This year Gera called me at noon and asked if I wanted to go have lunch with him. How sweet! We met at a Kebab place near his office, and he was waiting for me at the bus stop with a single long-stem rose. We had our romantic lunch at the kebab place and then took a walk around there, through some vineyards. It was a very nice day and I enjoyed it very much. For dinner I made heart-shaped calzones (they turned out very cute!), and had some chocolate covered strawberries. I hope your day was filled with love and kisses too!