Goodbye Salzburg! It has been great spending time with you! Really though, I did prefer the places just outside of Salzburg because that Austrian countryside is just magnificent!!
Being able to take the railjet to Munich made our ride back there much easier. No stops, unlike our last train which stopped everywhere! There were also very few people onboard and it was such a comfy ride! Then we got some lunch at the Munich train station while we waited for our next train down to the very bottom of Germany to a town called Füssen. Our train down there was almost completely empty which made it feel like we had a personal ride down to Füssen. We definitely came at the right time of the year!
Füssen is way out in the German countryside, which is a beautiful setting. The town with an amazing Alp backdrop, a castle sitting on the hill in the middle of town and a very interestingly colored river running through it (a milky green color). When we got to Füssen, it was very, very warm, which made carrying all of our gear a little more difficult. We also soon realized that this a very popular tourist town. All the tourists were already there, they just had come earlier and not on our train. It was packed as we walked around the cobble stone streets finding our hotel. Of course, as we ended up doing in every city, we took a wrong turn and wound up spending twice as long walking trying to find our hotel. The town itself is a cute little town, the main walkway reminded me almost of main street in Disneyland. It has a lot of what I would think of as old European charm.
After we finally found and checked in to our hotel, which was underneath the high castle, we set off on our Rick Steves Germany walking tour of the town. There was a lot more interesting stuff in it then we had thought. The town itself is really quite old. It dates back to the Roman Empire as this was the first place they would have come after coming out of the alps. It was really cool hearing about all this history of this small Bavarian town. It is crazy to think that we are visiting places that date back to biblical times!
After our walk around the city, our day ended enjoying a nice Bavarian meal at the restaurant in our hotel. I got spaetzle with pork while my wife got some fresh river trout. We giggled at the menu and how it poked fun at those who cannot partake in alcoholic beverages. The non-alcoholic portion of the drink menu was titled,”For people who don’t drink alcohol, and for those who unfortunately cannot”. Also, my wife ordered us a traditional apple pancake dessert which filled us both to the brim and we even had leftovers to bring to our room as we wound down from the day. All in all, it was very tasty and our first taste of some real German Beer. Just like our other food and beer, it all just tasted so fresh, free of preservatives and of course delicious.
It was a fun day, but nothing too crazy about it, just a simple day really enjoying our time exploring a new part of Germany! Excited to get to check out the castles tomorrow!
Travel Tales From BB-8 