On to the alps October 30, 2006
Holly and started the day standing in a line at the post office so that we could mail yet another package back to the states. Munich is a town that starts early, with a healthy queue being formed before the 7:30 AM opening.
We followed breakfast with a rare event shopping for mementos of our trip as well as a few Christmas presents. We went to Max Krug’s shop where I made a startling discovery about my wife of nearly thirty years. She has had a long time fascination with Cuckoo clocks. After much searching and talking, I mean hours, we purchased one and moved on to other lighter and more fun things to shop for. All our treasures chosen the lady that was helping us took the shipping information, a good portion of our traveling funds and bid us Auf Weiderschen!
We grabbed a quick lunch on our way to the train station and we were in time for our 2:29 Pm train….unfortunately the train wasn’t and we waited and additional thirty minutes before the train arrived and we could board. The train headed south toward Berchtesgaden. The Bavarian farm land we were traveling through is neatly kept and looks to be very productive. The farm land butts up against the steep walls of the Alps which unfortunately were only silhouettes as the sun had set had set by the time we reached the mountains.
The train reached the Berchtesgaden station well after dark and a cold wind was blowing as we stepped off the train. Our problem was we had no idea where our hotel was. The web site did not give good directions just a small map which we had been unable to decipher. The station is in the valley with the town radiating up the sides of the mountains so we knew the hotel was up form here, somewhere. Taxi time! We grabbed a cab outside the station and five minutes later we were at the hotel and settling in. Hotel Dier Johreszeiten (The Four Seasons) is a Bavarian style family run (four generations) hotel that is somewhat of a labyrinth of stairways, sitting rooms and hallways. Our room has a balcony overlooking the valley and the mountains beyond. We can’t wait to take in the view when the sun tops the mountains in the morning.
We followed breakfast with a rare event shopping for mementos of our trip as well as a few Christmas presents. We went to Max Krug’s shop where I made a startling discovery about my wife of nearly thirty years. She has had a long time fascination with Cuckoo clocks. After much searching and talking, I mean hours, we purchased one and moved on to other lighter and more fun things to shop for. All our treasures chosen the lady that was helping us took the shipping information, a good portion of our traveling funds and bid us Auf Weiderschen!
We grabbed a quick lunch on our way to the train station and we were in time for our 2:29 Pm train….unfortunately the train wasn’t and we waited and additional thirty minutes before the train arrived and we could board. The train headed south toward Berchtesgaden. The Bavarian farm land we were traveling through is neatly kept and looks to be very productive. The farm land butts up against the steep walls of the Alps which unfortunately were only silhouettes as the sun had set had set by the time we reached the mountains.
The train reached the Berchtesgaden station well after dark and a cold wind was blowing as we stepped off the train. Our problem was we had no idea where our hotel was. The web site did not give good directions just a small map which we had been unable to decipher. The station is in the valley with the town radiating up the sides of the mountains so we knew the hotel was up form here, somewhere. Taxi time! We grabbed a cab outside the station and five minutes later we were at the hotel and settling in. Hotel Dier Johreszeiten (The Four Seasons) is a Bavarian style family run (four generations) hotel that is somewhat of a labyrinth of stairways, sitting rooms and hallways. Our room has a balcony overlooking the valley and the mountains beyond. We can’t wait to take in the view when the sun tops the mountains in the morning.
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