July 19 - Acting Like Bavarians

(Gene) Today is an exciting day of train trips. As John previously mentioned we journeyed to Nuremberg. That was three train trips from Rothenberg. We are now on our way to Fussen. It too is three train trips. This will be a total of six trains in one short day.

The DB is so well organized and the trains are always on time it is almost effortless moving around the country.

This afternoon we arrive in Fussen. It is the closest town to King Ludwig's Neuschwanstein. As we are going farther south into Germany and Bavaria I am feeling connected with my ancestors that called this area home.

(John) Today was our most complex day of train travel. And, I have found it very tiring. However, as Gene remarked, it was simple. Ten minutes between trains can sometimes seem a long wait because the trains are always on time and connections are right across the platform. Not only did we transfer between Deutsche Bahn trains, but in Nuremberg we also rode a tram to get to the Nazi Documentation Center.

So here I am in our Fussen hotel while Gene is out wandering the pedestrian center of towns. I'll go out when it's time for dinner. This hotel room is very large and exceedingly comfortable. I'm happy to just spend a little time relaxing, reading, writing, and watching TV.

I think travel fatigue is starting to set in. We've been on the road for three weeks and I've been through four countries and three languages (one more coming up). In the future I may want us to limit trips like this to three weeks and only a couple languages.

I'm starting to miss home - especially my sweet little Schnauzer.