Neuschwanstein

Sophie wanted to see it, I didn't care. Since we were already in its back yard, we went. We took the bus back from Wieskirche and stopped here at Neuschwanstein. We paid for a ticket for a conducted tour, only conducted tours, it was a long climb up the hill to the castle but there is a shuttle where a long line was already forming. It is a very popular place and the lines are always long. We squeezed into the line for the shuttle and was at the castle gates, there, you wait your turn for the tour, your ticket will tell you when your tour is. When the time comes, you visit the castle, you'll be taken to see whatever they allow you to see. It was OK, I didn't care for it. Then we headed down the hill to catch our bus back to Fussen, it was crowded. In Europe you need to learn to squeeze into lines, it's mostly free for all. There's no such thing as 'a queue.' It was drizzling and it was cold. We arrived back in Fussen, claimed our luggage at the lockers and went in search of the youth hostel. Good thing they still have beds for us, we didn't book. There was even dinner (it was 8pm) even though it was only spaghetti and meat sauce. We had the room to ourselves, even though it was a 4 person room.
It was time for a shower because the last time we had one was in Goreme, Turkey. We flew to Istanbul, then to Venice, slept on the train from Venice to Munich, took the train to Fussen, did all that stuff (visit Wieskirche and Neuschwanstein) and now a night at a hostel in Fussen. Wow......