Wheels Around Europe . . . . . . . : Onward through Bavaria Geisingen to Fussen

Tuesday 4 June 2019

Onward through Bavaria Geisingen to Fussen

We left Geisingen this morning and headed east across Bavaria to Lake Constance or Bodensee as the Germans like to call it.

It was looking good in the morning sunshine with the snow covered peaks of the Alps in the background.

Last year stayed a few days in Meersburg on Constance.

We tried in vein to find a layby to stop in for lunch, it seems there are very few on this road.

Eventually I decided to just take the next right turn off and see what was there. Well it wasn't a layby, but it was a great spot for lunch.

It was just a grass verge really by a cycle track but with a large tree for shade it did us well as a lunch stop.

There was also a metal artwork structure but I wasn`t quite sure what it was meant to represent.

Next it was on to Hohenschwangau where Neuschwanstein Castle sits in it`s amazing location.

This castle is famous for it`s appearance in Chitty Chitty Bank Bank amongst other things.

It was built by the mad King Ludwin II in1869 but never completed. Although heavily in debt, he had a passion for building these grand castles but eventually the German Government had him certified as insane and intered him in Berg Palace where he died in 1886.

My research suggested quite a climb up to the castle and lots of steps inside so Sue wasn't taken with that idea. I'd also read that most people's lasting memory of the castle is from the exterior with the stunning mountain scenery.

So I decided to try and get the money shot from the suspension bridge I'd read about.

That too was thwarted by a parking attendant stopping me driving up.

So although we didn't get as good a view as we'd have liked, we saw enough to get the feel of the place.

From our campsite tonight we can see the castle lit by the evening sunset and it is quite a sight.

Since we were in need of laundry facilities following the puking dog incident, life on the road in a motorhome isn`t always idillic, I decided to book Camping Brunnen for tonight where there is a laundry.

It sits in a beautiful spot on the shores of Forggensee, with Neuschwanstien Castle and the mountains as a backdrop.

When we arrived there were three ladies playing long horns on the lake shore, a lovely introduction to the place.

The laundry is presently turning in the washer, and I have my eye on a table in the restaurant for dinner.

I'm also looking forward to a walk around some of the lake after dinner.