Through Europe we had pre-booked most of our accommodation in Europe; we were there in August, so we were actually very glad that we did. We had great accommodation the whole time and didn’t have to worry about where we were going to stay the next night. However we had left the last two nights of our road trip unplanned. We decided to stay in Berwang, Austria as we were interested in checking out Neuchwenstein Castle, which was a 45 minute drive from Berwang. We booked an apartment through www.Booking.com. It was also good, and had a breathtaking view across the valley. It was quite cold up in the mountains, but very beautiful.

We tried to book a tour of Neuschwanstein Castle a few days previously, but it was fully booked. However, we weren’t too disappointed as we read on the internet that the interior of the castle was never actually finished and also that the tours are very rushed. So we decided to go to the castle anyway and see it from the outside. We were glad we did, it is in a beautiful setting, with nice walks through the forest and a great view back to the castle if you walk on to further to a bridge.

On our last morning in Berwang, we caught the ski lift up to the top of a mountain and walked up to the top of the next mountain (a quite strenuous but quick – 30 minute hike). The view was quite obscured by clouds, but it was still a very atmospheric and lung cleansing walk :-).