Friday June 7th

This morning at breakfast I managed to swipe a couple of rolls and some Nutella yet again!  Today we went to Schloss Liechtenstein first, a very small cute castle.  We could only get into the castle on a guided tour, and although we were given an English tour guide book, we were only in a group of 3 people so the guide didn't mind speaking to us in English for parts of the tour!  The rooms, like the castle were small and cute, and the decoration paintd on the walls yet again - we have noticed here, at least in this region of Germany that paintings seem to be preferred to sculpture or plaster work.

After Schloss Liechtenstein, we went on to Burg Hohenzollern which we had passed on the way.  it looks very impressive from a distance, on the top of a large hill, very much the fairy tale style castle with conical roofs on corner towers.  Of course, it was a bit of a slog to get up there, but nowhere near as much as Schloss Neuschwanstein!  This one didn't take anywhere near as long to get to.  Up into the courtyard, we were looking for something to eat, and we decided ona drink with a slice of cake.  So I asked what cake there was, and I was told Black Forest Gateaux, Creamy Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake and Apple Strudel.  Mathew ordered the Apple Strudel straight away despite telling me he wasn't going to have anything to eat!   I decided on the Cheesecake, but what I received was very different to what I was expecting - basically it was a large sponge cake cut in half with some cream about the same depth as the cake inbetween.  It was surprisingly light for such a large cake!

Onward to the castle, and yet again we could only go inside if we were on a guided tour.  This seems to be the trend in German castles, or at least it is here - no getting inside unless you're in a guided tour, and while you're in there, no photos allowed (which is why I have none).  Again these rooms inside Burg Hohenzollern had painted walls and ceilings, not having much in the way of plasterwork.  The main thing we noticed about this one was the temperature - it was a very cold castle!  I dread to think what it's like there in winter!

Afterwards, we went into the shop which was selling more in the way of souvenirs than in previous shops attached to the castles which we have visited so far, but still nothing stood out as such!  Afterward, we went on our way back to the hotel where we showered and I washed some of our clothes for the following week, leaving them out on the balcony to dry.  My hair dried super fast, so I hoped my socks would too!

For dinner we went to an Italian restaurant and had Pizza.  It was delicious - it was great not to have to worry about what was on the pizza, and it was also great not having everything slathered in vinegar or salt.,,,,it was nice to take a break from German food!  Although I have to say, it was most confusing being greeted in Italian, ordering in German, paying with Euros in English and then saying Goodbye in Italian again...!