Germany's FAIRYTALE city! ✨ Visiting Bavarian CASTLES (Neuschwanstein) & MORE in Füssen

after spending a few Incredible Days checking out the stunning scenery in mountains in garish Parton kirkin we took a beautiful train ride through the mountains plus a bus to our final destination in Germany fusin This Charming town in southern Germany's Bavarian Alps is known for its proximity to fairy tale castles including the most famous castle in the entire country and today we're going to finally get to see it with our own eyes oh wow oh my gosh hello hello thank you so much see you later today we are going to visit two castles the very famous nanstein castle in the nearby hoen shanga the castles are located in shanga which is a town 5 minutes outside of fen to get here we had planned to take a bus but it's the day after Christmas and they aren't fully running so we took a taxi to the entrance area instead de and from here you can take a shuttle bus a hor drawn carriage or walk the rest of the way to the castles which is what we're going to do no fonstein Castle is about a 40-minute walk and ho andanga is about 30 minutes and we're going to check out no fonstein first this area likely wouldn't be what it is today without King ludig II for years Bavaria was ruled by the viddles boach dynasty with King ludvig II taking the throne in 1864 however he was a reluctant King instead of focusing on state affairs he was much more interested in art and Architectural projects he spent the majority of his private Royal revenues on lavish palaces including the linderhof palace and Heron kimy with one of his most famous projects being the no ronstein Castle oh wow oh my gosh it looks way closer than real life all the photos oh my gosh that is so pretty oh my [Music] gosh on the drive out here and being in town the last day or so you know you get glimpses of the castle and in my my first thought in my head was like it's kind of small but now being on the bridge like right here bam it is it is way bigger than I thought it was man after seeing photos of this Castle from this exact spot for years and years and years it is surreal to be standing here and experiencing it for myself I knew that we were walking to a bridge so it's going to be spanning a big open area but I didn't realize there was going to be a massive giant beautiful Gorge down there with this water rushing man it's so beautiful here [Music] this bridge is the most iconic Viewpoint of no fonstein Castle but it's actually normally closed in the winter time so we did not think we'd have the chance to walk on it but it's still open and I am just so grateful to be standing here right now but besides this bridge you can actually walk up to the castle so we're going to head down to get a closer look [Music] the no fonstein Castle began Construction in 1869 and was intended to be an escape and private residence for King ludvig II however it was never fully completed ludvig moved in as construction was ongoing but he began to run out of money and died in 1886 after only living in it for a total of 172 days it was then open to the public shortly after in order to recoup the debt of the construction since then it has been featured in movies and inspired art most notably Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle however despite being a castle it is technically a palace as it didn't have any fortifications today it is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Europe with over 1.4 million visitors per year and it's easy to see why it is picture perfect [Music] the exterior of the castle is so perfect looking that it almost looks fake and I think just knowing that Walt Disney designed the Disney Castle after this Castle just keeps getting in my head and it keeps making me think that this is just some sort of prop or movie set and not a real palace I just love how detailed the sides are and all the towers it's just like very intricate and then also for how old it is it seems like it's very well taken care of and it almost kind of looks new it is free to view the outside of the castles but you can pay to go on a tour of the inside however we're not going to be touring no fonstein we actually hear that hoen shanga is a bit more interesting inside because it was actually lived in for years but we have a bit of time to kill before our tour so we're going to head down to alpy Lake which is a beautiful Lake right below the hoen fonga castle there are some restaurants around here but we decided to pack some sandwiches to have a picnic with the view many people come here for the castles but we love mountains and lakes so the scenery right here is just as exciting if not even more exciting than the castles for us and even if there were no castles in this area this area is worth coming to alone just for the amazing views this lake is so clear I can't get over it I'm watching ducks swim on it you can see their legs perfectly just underwater cuz it's so clear this is [Music] incredible this duck is so close to me right now he wants my sandwich but I'm not feeding him but he's so cute [Music] hi all right and now it's time for our second and final castle of the day ho andanga [Music] the hoen shanga castle has been mentioned in record since the 12th century changing owners over time and being partially destroyed during different Wars In 1832 King maximilan II the father of King ludvig II acquired the ruin and had the castle rebuilt so while the current version wasn't built by King ludvic the II he spent much of his childhood living in [Music] it compared to no vonstein this Castle is so much more vibrant with its bright yellow color and it also has more of a classic appearance nanstein kind of looks like a a movie Castle whereas this is the kind of Castle that I would draw as a kid growing up with the little little I don't know what to call block look to it but as we mentioned we're going to be touring the inside of hoen shonga which we are super excited about it cost €47 for the both of us and the tour is about 45 minutes long but with both castles you can't take any photos or videos inside so we'll see you when we get out we really enjoyed that tour and we think this is the first time we've ever done a guided tour of a castle and we learned so much more than we ever could have on our own and some of the favorite things that we learned in there was that almost everything in there was part of the original inventory including a crush rusty old piece of bread all the way from 1891 that was super stale something else that we learned is that the walls are all Hollow and that allowed the servants to pass through the building through the walls to service different things in the building we even got to see the doors that they would sometimes have to crawl through or walk through to get into the walls but beyond the tour we had such a great day here at the castles before coming here we read so many mixed reviews people said it's super touristy super overrated and while it is definitely very touristy I don't know from like the second that we walked on that bridge this morning and saw no novan noin I have a really hard time saying that one we were just in awe so I don't know if maybe reading negative things helped kind of tamper our expectations but we've just been really impressed the whole day but this area is much more than the castle so tomorrow we're going to explore more of the town of fuson real quick we wanted to share with y'all that we have some new merch items for sale and first we have this awesome coffee mug our friends over at shopg good in OKC designed a super cool ceramic campfire style coffee mug for us which features our home on Wheels brisket and by popular request we also now have stickers this adorable sticker pack has five stickers including a taco sticker Kona sticker and of course a pillowy sticker and for those who want help planning their own Adventures we also launched some digital items like an Alaska Highway ebook which is over 100 pages of everything you need to know to drive the Alaska highway to Alaska which was one of the best adventure of Our Lives we also have an ebook all about how to road trip to Utah's five national parks with itineraries for each Park where to stay a packing list and more to check everything out head on over to Adventures OFA plus.com sshop all right now back to the [Music] video [Music] while we've been here we've been staying about 10 minutes west of the main part of town at an Airbnb by the time we booked our lodging our options were pretty slim but we really lucked out with this place it has a great kitchen that we cooked many meals in a living room with a nice big couch to watch movies on a large table to work at and a wood burning fireplace that we loved warming up with but our favorite part is that this is just steps away we have this gorgeous Meadow behind us a lake and these epic Mountain views there are also a handful of trails in this area and a few days ago we went on a hike up to the falstein castle ruins which is actually the highest Castle in Germany at 1,277 M the castle has been around since the 16th century and was even purchased by King ludig II in 1883 to be rebuilt but he died shortly after and it was never finished the ruins are free to visit and the scenery from up there was incredible with bright green Meadows Lakes off in the distance epic mountain peaks and a river running through the valley so we highly recommend going while in fuson and we highly recommend the Airbnb as well but today is our last day here and this morning we have to check out so we're going to go pack up hop on a bus and explore the town of [Music] fuson we're taking the train later today so we're storing our luggage at the train station and there is one inside and we walked in and it says out of order and so we panicked a bit because we did not want to Lug this around all day but thankfully we asked and there's another one out here and it takes coins I hope we have enough coins trying to walk this this key seems it's like it's jammed or something yeah I think we lost $4 cuz it won't give it [Music] back I oh no and this one won't accept it it keeps giving me the money back lock why you lock I'm guessing this is out of water two cuz none of these are working the key is not working let's go see if we can find some help we tried two hotels and they said no they only do it for guest so we were accepting Our Fate that we were going to have to Lug our bags around all day but I just wanted to try one more and I went in and asked and they said yes they are saving our life today we can't share their name they don't want to be known because they don't normally do this only for guests but we're so thankful we are so thankful that would have been a big pain fuson is the highest town in the Bavarian Alps and is known as the Romantic solo Bavaria the town dates back over 700 years with mountains and lakes surrounding it plus cobblestone streets colorful buildings and a medieval Vibe it kind of feels like walking in a story book it's our last day in Germany have to have one more brought first and I'm getting mustard all over myself that might be the juiciest one we've had yet m i mustard on my head mustard there must oh no messy [Music] girl eating a brought worse in a plaza of a beautiful Bavarian town with Island music playing church bells ringing off in the distance people all Milling about on a gorgeous day how does it get any [Music] better we just grabbed some flat whites from fuser Cafe Roastery and we're currently walking about 15 minutes to lall which is a man-made waterfall on the Les River when we got into town a few days ago it was Christmas Eve and our Airbnb host was kind enough to not only pick us up from the bus stop but also take us on a little mini tour of town and she took us to this waterfall and it is so gorgeous that we had to come check it out [Applause] [Music] again [Music] this is [Music] insane the water has a Milky blue color which is due to the mineral content in the stones and the water temperature and it winds through this narrow Gorge and it is absolutely raging [Music] not only are there castles just outside of husin but there's a castle inside the town as well ho loss was built in the 15th century and was once used as a summer residence for the prince Bishops of Augsburg it is now an art museum but supposedly you can climb the tower to see views of the city so we're going to try to figure out how to do that so it's 5 per person to go into the tower and they ask that you leave your bag here we should have just brought all of our luggage here we have made it to the top the views are amazing and they said you can open these windows too maybe not that one we're having a very hard time opening and closing and locking things today yeah let's try one of these sweet woo we are up here man the views are incredible you have the mountains the river and the entire town and I just love all the Triangular pointy roofs in town [Music] the sign over here says that back in the day there was a guardian that lived up here so he could keep an eye on the area in on the town man he had the best view this is the prime [Music] spot we are so sad to leave Germany we had such a fun time here we got to finally check off a bucket list item of going to Christmas markets we visited so many Charming towns ate tons of new food and as you've seen saw so much gorgeous scenery there is so much more of Germany that we would love to check out but we still have four more countries to visit on this trip and next up we're jumping on a train back to the Munich Airport to head [Music] north that was a steep climb up had to unzip my jacket let the pits breathe a little bit don't mind me adding a little more deodorant don't want anybody to smell me don't want to stink up the castle Yeah deodorant in Germany is very interesting is a ball it just rolls around there's no like spinning thing on the bottom very unique [Music] hello