Parkhotel Lindau

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!

So yeah, continuing form the last post, we drove through Switzerland, and even made a stop in Liechenstein hahaha... We went to Vaduz, the capital, which is literally a quick right turn outside of Switzerland. We hung out for a bit and checke dout a couple ...

... 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 ...

... when Lean Green decided he needed some attention, too. So with 3 heads under its bonnet, it was decided to sacrifice the thermometer, which might help with the overheating problem. James whipped it out in no time, and after a check and a top up of the water level, down went the bonnet, and we were ready to move on.
Kieran was now getting calls from the Sylkis (his mum & dad) to say that the Range Ravers were also having problems - namely their U/Js were ...

... Feldkirch I got lost. Actually I was just trying to get to McDonald's because the group wanted a bathroom break and the public toilets here were not to our standards. Anyway, I drove past the McDonald's twice - once my fault and once the navigator's - and drove down a pedestrian only section of road before we gave up and continued on our journey out of town and deeper into Austria.

Our next stop was St Gallen, home of a beautiful abbey with a medieval library and neighbouring by a charming Old Town. We walked around the abbey exterior before everyone went inside, with the exception of Lincoln and I. I have been here before and know it is a very ornate baroque design inside.

Next, we walked to the abbey library which houses the largest medieval collection of books in the world, basically. There was an admission to go in and my ...

... heavier than the French too. We loved the friendly village atmosphere with a social and busy market across the street where the village folk bought fresh bread, cheese and meat each morning. Outside our bedroom window was a maypole, which each village has, that represents the businesses in town.

We arrived, unpacked and went right away to an island in Lake Constance holding the town of Lindau. We walked through the ...

... damsels, flowers and animals. We visited some of Lindau's many stores - which range from stylish boutiques, selling top labels such as Prada; houseware stores with an array of merchandise for the German houseproud frau, to food specialty stores selling typical German fare such as sausages and sauerkraut. By four in the afternoon - the outdoor tables were emptying and we sat down at one of them, dying for a cup of coffee but ...

Today we drove to Lindau, Germany, and did our own walking tour. Lindau is an island in the eastern part of Lake Constance. It was quite overcast, but still lovely. I'm sure that on a warm summer day it would be filled with people sitting in the sun and enjoying all the open air cafes.


Then we were off around the lake ...

Today we drove up into the mountains to see the fairy tale castle, Neuschwanstein. This is another of Ludwig's castles, this one unfinished, and served as the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle. It ...