BG's Best of Europe 2018: DAY 7: 9/8/18 NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE AND LUGE

What a great day. I started with an hour walk thru a national forest with the most gorgeous views of the Austrian Alps and Lake Alpse. After the walk we met up with the rest of the group (including Brian, Mom, and Dad who smartly took the opportunity to rest their feet) that took a later bus to the base of Neuschwanstein Castle. Oh, and I broke a pair of glasses pounding my chest imitating Brandon Bostik fumbling the onside kick while chatting with Mike on the hike. At least it wasn't a new pair.

It was another 30 minute uphill walk until our 11:25am guided tour. This castle was built in the 19th century from 1869-1884. King Ludwig II only stayed in this castle 172 days before he died in a suspicious manner drowning in a lake only 3 feet deep.

After the Castle tour we had a light picnic lunch at the base of Lake Alpse. Finally food that wasn't heavy, plus we got a comped beer on the tour! We headed over to Schwangau Tegelberg which was a luge at the base of the mountains. What a cool experience and Brian and Dad got some sweet scuff marks on their elbows they were going so fast. I got some cool videos to show off. A quick bus ride back to the hotel, I went on a 4 mile run to kill some time and burn off a few calories. Dinner in a few hours but now it's time to kick back on our balcony and enjoy the view.

We found a local grocery store Eurospar that had .99 Euro half liters of Hefeweizen and 1.99 Euro bottles of wine. It was good enough so we went back for 2 more bottles of wine and 2 more beers! You know the Gresl's can't pass up a good bargain on alcohol. Dinner was cheese and spinach ravioli, spinach, salad bar, spoetzel balls, and some cheese and apple strudel for desert.