Harmony-Hotel Harfenwirt
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Travel Blogs from Niederau
Fraueninsel and Family
... in the middle of the Chiemsee. I'm obsessed with Christmas markets. I can't get enough of them (and am even going to another one tonight). It had always been a wish of mine to visit the Chiemsee in winter time because I always go there in the summer time and swim in the lake. It looked as I had always pictured it as we took the ferry to the island with the Alps towering over the water covered in snow. On the lake there is also the ...
Forest thaw
... was overcast, as predicted by the weather forecast. It certainly wasn't cold and the final few kilometers along the lake to the south of Achensee turned into a gentle stroll. A welcome beer in a village cafe and ice cream for the weak-willed. Back to the hotel after a 7-8 miles' walk and a welcome afternoon snooze. Saunas look to be on the agenda again as I write - you'll have to wait for the outcome of ...
Nordic Walking
... sleeve weather. The sudden snow had surprised everybody. The local lake steamer and steam train have all shut down. There is the usual assortment of museums and craft opportunities, but none that look likely to justify their entrance cost. A country cheese museum doesn' t sound inspirational in any case, cheap or smelly. Pertisau and Maurach have both got cable cars working and that could well be another walking opportunity lower down the lake.
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Uplifting
... stopped for a brief tea and coffee and discussed the potential for walking. The footing was a combination of crunchy snow, slush and ice stretches. Off we went around the Rundpanoramaweg, without really knowing how far it was, nor what the conditions would be like. It turned out to be a splendid promenade around the higher slopes, interspersed with idle ski tows and fantastic vistas across the valleys. Helen led us down and up through the conifers, tiptoeing up the icy stretches with ...
Walking in a winter wonderland
... café, more cake and a decent latté (for once), and then a stroll round the supermarket looking for ingredients for tonight's supper (excitingly, spag bog) and replenishment of the red wine stocks. Lunch back in our hotel room, and Helen and Steph shot out for another sauna, steam and shower. Never seen either of 'em move so fast. Never knew men's bottoms (front or back) were so important! S'pose Barry and I will have to play Cribbage ...