Fussen, Germany & Neuschwanstein Castle

King Ludwig II's Fairy Tale Castle where he lived for only 172 days before his death. After arriving in Fussen on the train I had to hop on a bus up to the castle. I met a couple of other backpackers who accompanied me. Although touristy, the castle was quite impressive. Very ostentatious, very beautiful and very disappointing, for the King, since he didn't have the opportunity to spend much time in it. The shy king built the castle in order to hide from people and be a sort of royal hermit. Upon King Ludwig II's death in 1886 the castle was far from complete, which only adds to the sad story of the life of the mysterious fairy tale king.