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A Hundred Places in 36 Hours
... happy to be back on the ground). Then we traveled to the Bodensee (A.K.A Lake Constance) which is one of the biggest lakes in Europe and is boarded by Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We stayed in a little bed and breakfast that was 50 meters from the water and had a good dinner at a local restaurant where the waitresses wore dirndls. The next morning we started our day on the island Lindau, which is also on the Bodensee. With cappuccinos in hand, ...
Our last day of riding
... motorway took us right along the border of Switzerland and Lichtenstein, it was getting to early afternoon so we didn’t have time to go into Lichtenstein as we did not want to ride into the valley when it was dark.
Just after we crossed into Austria we began to climb up again and hit snow again – yippee. We had ridden this pass a few times but never in nice clear weather so today it was great to be able to see the mountains and enjoy the pass. We took ...
Linderhof Palace & Rococo churches
... up the stairs for more views. Since it was still raining, we didn’t linger long and headed back to the van for a quick bite. We then continued on to the Ettal Monastery which was nearby and recommended for a quick stop. We found the parking and manoeuvered into a spot. When we went to pay we found a ticket valid for the rest of the day that someone had left behind so we made use of it for the next 45 minutes before leaving it for someone else. ...
Castles in Bavaria
... medieval ruins of Ehrenberg which were only a few minutes from our campsite. We hiked up a really steep hill to get to the top and wandered our way through the ruins. It was interesting to see them and our guidebook was helpful with which rooms were used for what. It had been attacked several times and you could see the other fortresses they had built around it on other hills to protect the area. We then wandered back down the hill and headed to camp. We were so thankful ...
Neuschwanstein: famous thanks to Walt Disney
... and Queen Marie was a mountaineer, a male-dominated passion back then if there ever was one. The castle originally on the site (in various forms since the 12th century) was falling into disrepair when King Maximillian bought it and rebuilt it in 1833 as summer bach for the family. We toured the the entertaining areas, the King's chambers and the Queen's chambers. Yes, separate bedrooms for appearances but linked by a 'secret' hanky-panky corridor. The rooms ...
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