Twosday Three

Making the climb up to Neuschwanstein Castle

We're back!  And had an amazing 10 day journey around Germany.  I will probably post a big photo dump later, but here's a quick recap of the trip...

Big cities visited...
1. Munich
2. Berlin

Favorite sites in Munich...
1. Nymphenburg Palace
2. Marienplatz

Favorite sites in Berlin...
1. Brandenburg Gate
2. Berlin Wall Memorial

Small cities visited...
1. Rothenburg ob der Tauber
2. Bamberg

Day trips...
1. Dachau Concentration Camp
2. Wurzburg's Residence

Castles toured...
1. Hohenshwangau
2. Neuschwanstein

Major foods eaten...
1. Pretzels
2. Pretzels covered with cheese
(Seriously, I think I ate my body weight in pretzels.)

Drinks...
1. Riesling
2. Beer (mostly E, but I tried a few)

Books read on the trip...
1. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, Erik Larson
2. Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, Susan Jane Gilman

Reasons I'm glad the to be home...
1. Miss A
2. Little J