Vaduz Liechtenstein

Today were packed up and started towards home. When I had looked to see the route home from where we were Google said the fastest way was through Switzerland on the border of Liechtenstein so I looked for places to stay and found one that looked nice in Balzers. We have never been to Liechtenstein so that would be a fun stop plus it should be gorgeous! The other way home would be the way we came down - through Austria so it would also be a nice to see something different.

The drive was absolutely gorgeous! So much so Raymond was even paying attention and taking photos (he normally does not). The first two photos are from him from the drive. Giant snowy mountains and while the Austria drive is beautiful, I think this is better scenery! I loved it! We definitely need to do a Switzerland/Liechtenstein hiking trip!

The third photo is the view from our room! We got here about 3:30, dropped our things off and headed out to explore the capital Vaduz. It was a pretty nice town and there was a summer festival going on with bands playing in the courtyard and mountains all around. We walked up to the castle where the prince lives and it was gorgeous. So much fun.

I also learned that German is official language and there were info signs all over in German, English, and a third language that neither of us paid attention to so I don’t remember what it was. But the signs were not great info signs. Very boring.. I said it is more German here than Germany. In the one photo there is the Red House and you could scan a QR code to get more info which we did…The info was that the house was “built in 1338 and is called the red house because it is painted dark red. It has had several owners over the years. There is a square tower that is 4 stories tall and has a slightly bent pyramid roof. The first three floors facades are made of uncut natural stone while the fourth is plaster and has beveled tower corners. It has been owned by the Rheinberger family since 1807.” It just makes me laugh because it is like yup, that is what the house looks like. I thought there would be more about what it was or why it is important or anything, but no it is basically a description of the house. A lot of the info signs were like that and I laughed.

After exploring town we headed back to our place to make some dinner. Vaduz was pretty nice and I definitely would recommend it as a stop if in the area. I would come back for sure!Read more