Off we went in a taxi booked by the tourist office to our hotel. We stayed in an apartment above a bar in the pedestrian only area. Even though we only spent a little time there we found it to be a very beautiful city. It is only really small with just over 250,000 people. The number one thing according to the guide book to do in this place is people watch. He wasn't wrong. Everyone does it, including the locals. They all sit facing the footpath like in Paris.
We wish we could have spent a bit more time here. We'll be back hopefully soon to explore some more. Here are just a few of the pictures. We spent most of the time walking around. We did visit the fresh produce markets and caught a cable car (small one) to the top of the castle.
One more thing to add is that I was bitten by a scary European wasp in the last 30 minutes before we left on the train to Germany. A lovely man behind us told us to wet a match and rub it on the surface of the bite. Thanks to the man's advise or the papaw papaw balm the bite disappeared after a few hours.
The train to Jutta's house in Inzell Germany was only about 5 hours. Some of the scenery out of the window looked like a painting on the wall. It was so incredible how large the mountains are in Austria as we travelled through. We arrived in the evening and sat down to a traditional Bavarian snack of meat, cheeze and breadrolls. We now know why I became so fat after my first visit here as there is so much selection.
It was so crazy to see Inzell with not metres of snow. I struggled to recognize places I'd driven through so many times. Jutta and her family ordered a real summer's day for us on our first full day here. We were off for the day to the Konigsee. The Konigsee is a lake with a cute little church in the middle. The lake is surrounded by big mountains. The second largest mountain in Germany is actually here.
After many years of seeing Renate's 1975 Morgan under the cover I was given the opportunity to go for a drive in it. Hans drove me through the mountains to the Konigsee which is close to their home to meet the others. The drive was incredible. I felt like I like a movie star with the wind blowing in my hair.
The Bavarians love hiking. So Jutta and her family decided to take us on a big walking trip. I couldn't believe how many people were out hiking. I am still so sore from the walk. Luckily we caught the cable car to the top of the 1800m mountain and only had to walk down. We felt like we were in the movie 'Sound of Music'. The only thing that was missing was the matching outfits and songs. One of the highlights of the walk was coming across the scary German snake. The scenery was gorgeous we could not have asked for a better day. Hans however, had warned me that the weather changes very quickly and guess what rolled in ... a storm as soon as we were safely home.
Today, the weather was rubbish. It was like a wintery Brisbane day. It was really cold. I took Benny for a tour round the village. As the weather was not too great we spent the afternoon in Salzburg. Jutta is only 45 minutes from the Austrian border. It was so crowded. We had to drive to four different multi-storey carparks to find a park. Salzburg goes a little crazy in the summer. Even with a day like today I couldn't believe the crowds.
Tomorrow we are off to another lake. We are really loving it here especially Renate's home cooked meals. I have been privileged enough to get Renate's recipe to her famous potato salad.
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