Hotel Appenzell

Das Abreisedatum rückt näher - noch 7 Wochen und dann geht es los.
Einmal um die Welt - oft darüber gesprochen, viel davon geträumt - bald wird es Realität.

Die Reisevorbereitungen werden intensiver, langsam macht man sich Gedanken, was man alles einpacken wird - nur nicht zu viel! Mal sehen ob das mit dem Vorsatz klappt :)
Vandans, Vorarlberg, Austria auszeit2010

... Velo auf die Meiersalp gefahren und habe dort gecampt. Die Nacht war Sternenklar und die Temperaturen auch noch relativ hoch (ca. 5 Grad Celsius). Es wird deshalb bestimmt nicht meine letzte Testfahrt gewesen sein.

Hier noch ein paar Bilder...

We were planning to go to Liechtenstein but thought we may as well as it was sort of on our way. It's the worlds 6 smallest country so it would have been rude not to go..haha.

We didn't drive to the main town but to another.. where really there wasn't anything. I did get a photo with the tourist sign though. Had to somehow prove I'd been there!

Liebe Freunde, Bekannte, Verwandte, Arbeitskollegen, sonstige interessierte

Herzlich willkommen auf meinem Reiseblog.

Hier werdet ihr immer aktuelle Infos über meine Reise erhalten. Ich wünsche euch viel Spass beim rumstöbern...;)

Liebe Grüsse

Andi

... 8211; so the views weren’t really there. But it was nice to be in the mountains! I can’t remember the name of the mountain we were on, but it has caves you can walk through, and a little church on the side of the mountain using one of the caves, pretty cool! We came back down on the gondola and ate sandwiches while watching the cows with their bells.. Very relaxing. Then on the way home we stopped by an Appenzeller cheese factory where ...

... usern entlang der Hauptgasse haben im Erdgeschoss entweder Läden oder Cafés und Restaurants, also alles für die vielen Touristen. Mitten in den Häusern steht die 1561 erbaute Heiligkreuzkapelle. Anlässlich der Renovation von 1963–65 erhielt die Kapelle Glasgemälde von Ferdinand Gehr, einem in der Schweiz, vor allem im Rheintal sehr bekannten Maler. Am Ende des touristischen Teils der Hauptgasse liegt der Landsgemeindeplatz.

Landsgemeinde

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Our third stop of the day was our first in Austria. Now I was entering undiscovered lands! Feldkirch is right on the Switzerland border. The old town centre is surrounded by towers, and a castle sits on a hill above.

We explored Feldkirch and a few of its towers. The old town is quite charming with its colorful buildings, trickling fountains, and small shops. When we tried to ...

... can't take photos in the library and I can describe in words the beauty of the library sufficiently. Let's just say if you have the chance, go take a look.

It was time for food so we found a little cafe and had a bite to eat before tracking down my parents again. They were hungry because they had been waiting for us before they ate (oops!) so we returned to the same cafe and they had a quick meal before we returned to the car. Next stop: Austria!

Work has been quite slow lately so since I had nothing better to do today, I took a train to Sargans, Switzerland, and then waited for a bus to Vaduz, Liechtenstein. I missed the bus that left 4 minutes after I arrived. By missed, I mean I couldn't find it until I saw it driving past me. And there are only two or three bus stands in Sargans at the train station, so it was completely due to a lack of intelligence on my part.

Once I ...

... a neophyte in the lands of the icy winters, and so, I had omitted a vital part of my kit. the warmth of the hotel here was so very welcoming, that I returned after only about 2 hours riding, and crept quietly in and watched the Olympics I finally took a trip into the city yesterday afternoon for the first time since arriving here....OK I'm only 4 km from the place, but it felt like a journey. The sun was out for most of the day after a long foggy period and ...