Bavarian Alps, Fussen, Germany

Beautiful country, but actually boring castles.  The best part of the castles are the pictures you take from the outside.  I would actually recommend that you skip the castles and instead spend time exploring the Bavarian Alps. 

Berlin, Germany

The kids were given the choice of sites to visit and they picked Germany.  Our first stop was Berlin.  We enjoyed Berlin, but we were surprised with how much of the buildings were new.  Realizing that the Allied forces leveled Berlin in WWII was obvious, but not what you expect when visiting Europe.  Seeing the Berlin wall memorial was the highlight.  Many of the sights like check point Charlie were tourist traps and cheesy.  Skip Berlin and go explore the countryside of Germany.