Neuschwanstein
Castle is the majestic castle on commercials and countless
travel brochures. It is the castle DisneyWorld is modeled after and it's
near the city of Füssen in Bavaria, Germany.
N
e u s c h w a n s t e i n
Hophen
am See
Hopfen am See
Placid
lake
At the Füssen
tourism office, we discovered Hopfen am See, a cute lakeside town
about 5 miles outside of Füssen, with regular public bus connections.
The agent at the
tourism office directed us to Frau Keller's Gasthaus (guest house),
a few blocks up the hill. We had a large bedroom suite, a kitchen,
living room, and veranda with a large picturesque window overlooking
the lake. The rate was quite reasonable, $45 a night (in 1993). At
first, we had no idea what rate we had agreed to pay. Frau Keller
spoke no English. Bob could only recall snatches of German words and
phrases from his high school days. Frau resorted to sign language
to ask us a question, which we, after several sign gestures, figured
out to be, "How many nights do you wish to stay?"
Bob responded, "drei oder vier Nacht" (3 or 4 nights). Frau
seemed to understand the response. Later we met a German houseguest
who spoke fluent English and interpreted everything for us, including
the television news.
Disclaimer:
Some people
have asked for more information about Frau Keller's Gasthaus. We're
sorry, but we don't have this info. Please check with the Hopfen
am See tourism
office.