Well I finally got around to posting the photos from our recent trips. In February, on Valentine’s Day we went to the Wilhelma Zoo in downtown Stuttgart. We didn’t really plan on doing much for V-day so on a whim we went to the zoo. It was cold almost snowy day but we went anyway. As expected not all the animals were out and about, regardless we still saw quite a few beauties like the tiger, peacocks, polar bears, and penguins. The baby penguins were the cutest, I don’t know if I have any photos of them posted because they were hidden in the little caves so none of the shots I took came out nicely.

On the first day of spring we went to Legoland, Germany to enjoy the start of warm weather. It was the first opening day for the year. It was smaller than I expected but it was nice. I loved the mini world; cities like Munich, Paris, Venice, Amsterdam, and more were there. They also had Neuschwanstein Castle, which was a nice preview because it was our next trip.

Our most recent trip was to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles in Bavaria on an USO tour to see the castle that inspired Walt Disney for Cinderella’s castle. I’ve been there about 10 years ago. I must say the tour changed quite a bit; no photos inside!?! The first time I went there I brought a 35mm camera with black and white film (yeah, stupid I know) so I was hoping to get new pictures. Anyway, I posted a few cool shots from outside; although the photographs do not come close to the beauty of the place. It was so surreal. Everywhere you turn is so picturesque, absolute breathtaking beauty. A fairytale scene in real life. The lake alone was captivating, the water was so clear I wanted to drink it, the Alps in the backdrop just completed the dream. We plan on returning in the Fall to see the change of colors.