Neuschwanstein Castle

This past weekend I spent in Germany with Charles. He kept his promise and we went to the Neuschwanstein Castle. It is what Cinderella's Castle was created from. Since this castle is in the mountains I got to see a little snow!

The castle is in a small town in Bavaria about 3 hours from where Charles lives, Fussen. The town was so cute, one of the picturesque towns with old buildings and cobblestone roads everywhere.

We headed up to the castle early Saturday morning to get a head start on the day. We took a bus up the mountain and first went to a bridge that is supposed to look onto the castle. Well, we got there so early that we were the first ones on the bridge and at first there was too much fog to see anything! But after only a minute or two it cleared up enough to get a glimpse of the castle.
(Charles, the first one on the bridge in all of the fog)

We went on to tour inside the castle. It was like a fairytale castle! All of the walls were painted with Biblical scenes of landscapes. There were Swans all over the place, apparently it was King Ludwig's favorite animal. But I was disappointed by not seeing very much gold or very many jewels in the castle.

Being back in Germany was a nice little break again from all of the people in Vandon House. It was really nice to stay in a quiet place again and have access to American foods too! I like to think that going to the base in Germany is like visiting a mini-America... such a luxury!
By the time I got back to London on Sunday afternoon I was as sick as a dog. I somehow managed to make my way from Heathrow Airport back to Vandon House via the tube with out any energy. And then spent the rest of the night in bed.
By Tuesday I was still feeling terribly and I decided it was time to see a doctor. Luckily UK has a National Health care system so I was able to walk down to the National Health Services, only a block away, and see a doctor (for free might I add!). I am currently taking some medication the doctor prescribed for me, so I am hoping this clears up pretty soon!

Me and Charles by the castle, we aren't very good at self portraits with my camera... its a work in progress :)
On a side note: I will be home one month from today... this semester has gone by so fast!