We arrived in Munich at about 9:30 am on Monday, April 14 after an extremely uncomfortable night on the plane. I think maybe I got a little more sleep than Gary, but that means that I might have gotten 3 hours, and he probably got 2! We headed south towards Neuschwanstein Castle. King Ludwig was apparently a very gay man, and he died under “mysterious circumstances” before his dream home could be finished. Still, it was a pretty extravagant home!

Right before taking the tour of Neuschwanstein

Here’s our teeny, tiny little rental car. I took a picture of the license plate with my phone so we don’t try to steal someone else’s teeny tiny little car.

Believe it or not, they make smaller cars!

Everyone around here carries “selfie sticks” to take their selfies. We did this one the old-fashioned way. It’s a little scary.

Scary Selfie

We ended the day in the little Austrian town of Telfs. The view to the left is snow-capped mountains. The view to the right is snow-capped mountains. We think this is a little ski-resort town. Most hotels are still closed for the season, but we found a nice little hotel room near a few restaurants and across from a little museum. We had dinner in a Pizzeria and had some delicious seafood, and then participated in an apparent local tradition by sharing an after-dinner shot of schnapps with the restaurant owner. Then we had to consult with the nice ladies at the table next to us to help us understand the bill and the tipping process. So far almost everyone has enough English, and I have just enough German to get by.