Did the trip few years ago in August (mainseason) . Oh man, it was ultrapacked. Had to stay over hours in line for a view from Marienbrücke or to get in the Castle. But conclusion, it worth it.
I went there as a teenager with my grandparents. Fell into a lake and my shoes got soaked the day before so I went into the castle in my slippers. That was special :D
Yes, they were definetly lucky to be there so short after hotel reopenings. Since i live in the area i can say the during normal times you never see those place that deserted.
YES! When I went there a few years ago, we took the very first tour in the morning. And when we left, the cars were waiting all the way along the street to the Autobahn exit to be granted access to the parking lot.
@@pferdeklauerin Amazing! We‘ve been to Bavaria, Austria and Liechtenstein for a total of 2 Weeks. We visited a few cities for example Munich, Salzburg and Vaduz and we also went hiking in the alps. Great experience!
Oh my god, you are having me sitting here in tears (in the UK). This is my home town (well, a village 10 km from Fuessen) and I've not been home since Christmas due to corona - I'm so homesick, but so happy that you went, had a glorious day, enjoyed the sights and food (without tourists) and filmed all for me to get homesick over.
My hooooommmmeeeeee!!! The Bavarian Alps 😍😍😍 That’s where I grew up and lived to my 20s. I currently live in Colorado… but man… do I miss Home! Awesome video and I’m so happy that you finally had the opportunity to try Käsespätzle 💗 yum 🤤! Currently I’m living vicariously through you guys. 🙏🏻
I know few people who can see happiness in so many little things as you can. I feel the same way. The beauty of nature, enjoying moments, a good meal. Nice that you are in Germany! You are an asset and you carry the beauty of my home into the world. Thanks for that. You are wonderful. And come to visit us in Ulm soon....🤗
Seeing how happy you are, always makes me very happy. You are so nice people that you can just be happy with. Only the best wishes for you and your little sunshine.
My wife and I just came back from spending a few days exploring Fussen and Neuschwanstein Castle. We are still in a daze and can't wait to go back again. Plus the fall foliage was at peak. So magical!
The smiles say it all. Welcome to some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Hope you get to explore more of Bavaria (as well as the other parts of Germany).
What a fantastic video! It was like a top-rated travel show. It had everything. Breathtaking scenery, a fairy-tale castle, gorgeous Spätzle and Schnitzel, and an amazing waterfall to finish. The cable car ride was mind-blowing, and to see so much snow at the higher levels reminded me of a road trip I took from Italy over the Alps into Austria in the height of summer. Boiling hot weather at the foot of the mountains and snow drifts at the top. More of the same, please! You're good at this.
Guys, that's the best video you ever made so far! Beautiful scenery, incredible landscape(s), amazing shots, angles and editing. It was so heartwarming to feel your joy of it all. Fantastic vlog, can't wait for the next sequel ;-)
So funny! We were there exactly one week after you. We stayed in Schwangau and our hotel rooms had a direct view of the castle. My kids enjoyed seeing Neuschwanstein. For me, it was my second time. The first time was 24 years ago, my first time in Germany. Who knew back them, that just three years later, I move here and 21 years later still be here. Amazing that just a week later, so much of the snow up top had melted away. We did not have to have tests for the Bahn ride the next week. Oh I LOVE Quarkbällchen! My favorite! I’m so glad you had/are having such a great mini trip.
I'm so happy for you guys that you can start ticking off places on your bucket list at last ! Beautiful video and great to see how much you enjoyed your trip. Thank you for sharing .
Nalf recommended your channel and I fell in love with you guys. Your enthusiasm is just so contagious :). If I ever meet you I'll give you a big fat hug
Haha, wie coo, ich folge Nalf auch, genauso wie Passport Two :-) Irgendwie ergibt sich das von selbst, vermutlich weil einem die Videos automatisch vorgeschlagen werden. Finde aber alle super sympathisch und würde sie am liebsten auch alle mal treffen!
Great to see Germany through the eyes of positive and interested foreigners. Great footage, story telling and nice editing. keep up with the great work. Wait till you see the tother cool stuff of Germany. How many years you guys will stay here in Germany?
The Alps are my happy place, my parents have always taken us hiking with us complaining a lot. However being in our twenties now my brother and I try to squeeze in a longer hike (a couple of days) every year (jokes on us I guess). I am sure you will never get tired going there it is just a great place to relax and unwind. Also if you are planning more hikes with Willa maybe a hiking baby carrier might be a good investment ( I am sure you can also buy them second hand), I read that they are especially helpful with children who are slowly outgrowing the normal baby carrier. Edit: something I really love about hiking is how nice people are on the trails. It is actually quite common to greet others when passing by with a simple „Servus“ or „Grüß Gott“ 🤩
Such a funny story! How fun you do a multi day hikes! Yes we have talked about looking into one so thanks for the reminder!! 😊 Love the atmosphere hiking & being outdoors! 💛
@@OurStorytoTell If you go on a multi day hike in the Alps, consider DAV membership. On average 3-4 overnight stays per year at mountain hutts make your money worth it at the membership fee. Also insurance.😇
We were on a holiday on a camping-space at lake Bannwaldsee some years ago. It was such a breathtaking scenery when you breakfast in front of your tent and look on the mountains and Neuschwanstein-castle. I have to say that from the King Ludwig castles I enjoyed the most the Linderhof castle. On the Tegelberg you maybe noticed the wooden ramp. When there is good weather paragliders are running down this ramp. It really impressed me, I would never ever be able to jump from this small wooden thing.
I was there last summer and I loved it, too! Sadly the bridge was way too overcrowded so I couldn't see the castle from up there. And I looooved how blue the water was!!
Hey there guys. German here living in the USA for the last 29 years. About to return. Going to be interesting lol. I am from Kassel Germany. The brother grims and Napoleon has lived there. Not very many ppl know about my hometown. We also have the monument called Hercules. Very beautiful. Not sure how much is accessible at the moment but I think it’s worth a day trip. I am about to return to Germany end of the month. Maybe if you guys wanna see it someday I’d be happy to show it to you. Gives me a chance to visit after over 30 years also. Love the video and music
Nordhessen! :-) I already commented somewhere that they should visit Kassel if they have the chance. Most underrated city in Germany. Herkules, Fridericianum, Orangerie,... and the Documenta every 4 years! Gute Reise und dann willkommen zurück in Casselmania :)
@@my_casselmania oh my what are the odds. Yes Kassel has quiet a few things to offer. So I will have to rediscover my hometown all over again. I am sure lots has changed. And thank you 🙏
@@Breckgirl-sw3zo I lot of things changed, but a lot are still the same. The Herkules is still standing, the Kasseläner are stilla little grumpy all the time and even Joe's Garage on the Friedrich Ebert Straße is still there with the same owners. :) Wait until you have your first Ahle Wurscht in your hands and you will feel Nordhessen again.
I'm german and live in the south of germany in Baden-Württemberg relatively close to be in a short time to bavaria, Switzerland and Austria but I'm always as excited as you and other foreigners when it comes to a visit of the alps! Love it! My favourite dish there is always "Kaiserschmarrn mit Apfelmus". Another one of Ludwigs castle is "Schloss Linderhof" in Ettal, Ettal although has an old Benedictiner Cloister and it's not far away from Oberammergau a nice little town with unique painted houses called "Lüftlmalerei". Worth to see is Garmisch-Patenkirchen as well and the Zugspitze, the view from the Zugspitze is far more stunning!
We visited Newschwanstein Castle back on November 2022. The weather wasn't the best, it was very foggy and we weren't able to admire the outside. Thankfully we tour the inside and it was simply breathtaking.
My friends and I tried to make the best of the pandemic and visited places like Hallstatt, Salzburg, Riegersburg and Zell am See (some of them for the first time) that Austrians usually avoid because they are so overcrowded. Make the best of it and use the time before the big rush starts again. And thanks for letting us participate through your videos! :)
Glad you enjoyed your trip to the beautyfull Bavarian Alps. Another great place to visit in Bavaria is the "Königssee" in Berchtesgaden. An alpine lake in the middle of the mountains you can cross by small e-ferrys with a beatyfull little church and a lot of hicking trails inside a national park. 👋😀
Yeah, theres also a salt mine with an underground saltsee you can vist nearby. "Salzburg" the hometown of Mozart is very close, and many more things to see 😉. I'm from Berchtesgaden, but i dont want to overdo it with the advertisment for my region 😂
@@bereal666 I'm from the north of Germany, so I can take turns in advertising for Berchtesgaden. Once I took a Japanese senior citizen to the salt mine, and by the end of our two week trip of Germany and Austria he said the salt mine and its long slide down was the best experience of all!
Yes flying the nest Stephen and jess baby Hunter are such a fantastic RU-vid channel family. Follow them for a long time . Enjoy your stay. The views are absoluut stunning 🤩
Glad you are enjoying our beautiful country... there is so much to see, but every memory is for you to keep forever.... I am glad to live in Europe, the peace and freedom here is hard to beat 🥰
Your best video so far. I found myself smiling the whole time. Your joy is just so contagious. You managed to take some amazing shots of the scenery as well. I remember when my son discovered Käsespätzle at a restaurant and learned that there could be food that's better than french fries, blew his mind. 😁
man, never went there because of the masses of people beeing there normally....feel blessed, to get a chance to visit at this times...and hey, i really enjoy your videos and make me apreciate germany as my home country a bit more...you forget how beautiful and peaceful it is from time to time...thx
I'd never heard of a sour cream bundt cake but since I'm a fan of quarkbaellchen I know I'd love it. Seems you found the best ones in Germany, and the best Kaesespaetzle too.
I loved your Füssen and Neuschwanstein Video...!! That part of Germany is just beautiful !! But most of all - I loved how your eyes sparkled like children eyes, when you both put your first glance on " Cinderella Castle" Schloss Neuschwanstein....That was so awesome to watch...
Beautiful, clean, well-kept countryside and town of Füssen - and getting to try Käsespärzle 😋😍😋 Living the life! Thanks so much for sharing the video, and I will pretend we are sharing the food 😁
Hey guys, I really enjoy watching ur videos. I'm German, I'm from Düsseldorf (North rhine westfalia) but I've been to bavaria a couple of times and it is always amazing. The scenery, the nature, all the amazing lakes 😍 Keep these videos coming end enjoy your life here. Love from Düsseldorf
If you enjoyed your first trip to the Bavarian Alps, you're in for a lot more great and iconic sceneries along Deutsche Alpenstraße down to Königssee and Berchtesgaden. Looking forward to accompany you in exploring Southern Germany and the neighbouring countries this summer. Thanks for making these great videos and sharing them.
You will love it! We actually went again last weekend (stay tuned for a video about it soon) and went to the same restaurant. We loved it (again)! Seriously our favorite meal in Germany BY FAR. :) If you go let us know what you think! :) alpstuben-buching.de/ ENJOY!
Echt tolles Video. Die Musik ist grandios!!! Und jaaaaaa! Ihr wart wirklich glücklich, dass ihr Neuschwanstein ohne die anderen 100.000 Touristen zu sehen konntet. Please keep enjoying Germany the way you do. :-)
Years ago, we visited Neuschwanstein Castle. It was bezaubernd! On our way out, my husband needed to visit the restroom. When he came back out, he was just gob smacked. He said, he had the most beautiful view out of a picture window in the men's room. Lol!
We lived not far away from there - and the first time we visited Schloss Neuschwanstein was together with 2 friends from the US ! We had Käsespätzle, too - it's the best! Greetings from the germans in virginia! Rick and Tamara
You three are such a sweet family together. Please keep your sense of wonder and fascination. Whoever shoots those videos has an amazing eye for special shots. I loved the shot at 5:03. The angle between the roof gables with the sprouting tower behind it, just in the center, the colors in the fading light, the scenery. Nice! Aaaawwwww, Willa is such an angel when she is sleeping. Käsespätzle, the Swabian dish, that is the epitome of what Mac'n'cheese attempts to be when it grows up. 😁😘 But Käsespätzle is not a light meal; if you ate that whole plate, then I could almost guarantee that you'd need a power nap. Absolutely awesome but a real stomach filler.
This is such a nice comment to read!! Thank you for writing it out & giving us a smile!! 💛 We are happy you enjoyed the video & we agree about Willa sleeping!
Tolles Video! Und sehr gut gefilmt! 👍😀 I enjoy watching you explore my home country. Bavaria is really beautiful. For me it's also a touristic destination and years ago that I was there. So I like to see the enthusiasm with which you discover everything there, the landscape, the architecture, the food, like Sara and Kevin with their 4 kids who also moved to Bavaria in February. Now I can see Bavaria through your eyes. And develop a desire to travel there myself. But this year it will be North Sea, Baltic Sea and Hessia instead...
This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
funny to see all that only hours apart: 1) baby grabbing fresh snow on the mountain; 2) baby barefooded in the lake; 3) baby sitting at the lakes beach wearing a cosy Wollmütze ;)
@@takaetono6773 Not sure yet how feasible it would be to move and find a job in Germany to qualify for the residency permit and stay there🤷♂️ It would be a different story, I think, if I studied or worked in a high demand industry like technology, engineering, or medicine. But I only have a political science degree. Maybe obtaining my masters in Germany would open some doors, but I'm still looking at all my options :) For now, moving there is a dream
@@VIP_World Sorry... We don't like US citizens in Germany speacially the bavarians 😂 Just kidding. All of u are welcome... expect Donald and his Ducktales
Funny, that you really like the Quarkbällchen. Just a few days ago I was wondering, what would be the best translation for Quark or like it is sometimes with food, if what I find out can really be used as a translation, since even if they are called the same, in different countries they might be something else. It was kind of difficult to say, what it was exactly in English, but it seems like sour creme is pretty close to it. i didnt entirely understand, what the exact difference is between the two, but it seems like they are fairly close, that might be why the Quarkbällchen taste like your favourite cake.
Morning is perfect to visit Neuschwanstein (as you saw and nailed it) The sun rises and hits the castle perfectly. If you are into marathons, Füssen has a marathon that runs all throughout that area. I never made it but was on my bucket list. Love your enthusiasm. Trying to figure out how to do this with my wife and our 2yo. Italy or Prague. I'm sure it was suggested and your travels will probably take you there, make sure you check out Garmisch (and surrounding areas) and Berchtesgaden. Incredible hikes/walks. Looks forward to watching the other videos
Thank you for the suggestions! We haven’t made it to Garmisch yet but we CANNOT wait to! We both like running so we will look into the marathon! Sounds like a blast!
I've been to Neuschwanstein Castle twice and it was so stressfull because there were so many people. You are very lucky! The footage is beautiful! Thank you!
@@OurStorytoTell You guys were lucky. I went there as a kid with my family. We waited 2-3 hours and were then rushed through the castle in a 5-10 minute tour, and it wasn't exactly cheap either. Biggest rip off ever.
Wow. I musst say. For a Swiss Guy, verry close to Bavarian. You’re Video is just amazing. Thank you. And of corse.. the food up there is just the best you can get in Germany. I‘ll visit Ludwigs Neuschwanstein this year.
Its just so crazy that you can find so many different landscapes in Germany even if its not so big like the US or something. I really enjoy it to have the opportunity to drive about 5-8 hours to see Mountains, snow, green landscapes and great views. In bigger Countrys this should be a "problem" because of the longer distances to travel. Just imagine, i am living in Berlin and if you want to visit another country it only takes you about 5-10 hours with car. And we have like so many Countries next to us :D Weekend Trip to France for example = 8 Hour drive. Weekend trip to Poland only 1 Hour from Berlin etc etc. The opportunity you have are just amazing. I am greatfull to this kind of work life balance germany giving us to enjoy life. Great videos. Keep it up. Happy that you are found your place :)
Nice video. Thanks. I lived in Kaufbeuren for a year a long time ago. Was with the Luftwaffe training school. I know the area well and loved every minute being there. Fantastic views. Thanks again for this guys!
Füssen was already an important base in the Roman Empire. The city lies on the Roman road "Via Claudia Augusta". The street was the connection between the proviz capital of "Raetia", "Augusta Vindelicorum" (Augsburg) and "Tridentum" (Trento) in northern Italy. The road crosses the Fern Pass and the Reschen Pass in the direction of Merano and Bolzano and was one of the most important roads of the Roman Empire. Many parts of the old road can still be seen today or are used in other ways. When the Forggensee is empty in winter, you can easily see the foundations of the old Roman road.
I‘m a local and really enjoyed watching your video! It’s interesting to see our beautiful region from a different perspective! 😊 Just a little misinformation: Tickets for Neuschwanstein are at least 13€ or 15,50€ when you book online. I think you saw prices for the Museum which were around 8€. Tip: Especially during summer times, there are really long waiting lines for caste tickets. However, within Füssen’s train station there is a shop that offers Skip-The-Line tickets for Neuschwanstein. Maybe for next time - when the bridge is open again 🏰
I enjoyed this video so much. never been up that mountain myself, but what an amazing view it was, wow also funny that you mentioned flying the nest, I binged their first 2 years in like 2 months and it felt like their memorys are mine now, such a weird and unique feeling. they did their first drone flights at this castle I remember, even tho its mostly illegal in germany. and yes ! spätzle are awesome! and so is a good schnitzel , which I prefer with a fried egg on top!
