Music, Moonlight and Final Thoughts

This was the night the band was scheduled to play in the Kurpark, which was a good thing because it was our last night here. We did most of our packing because we planned for an early start. Or at least, as soon as we finished breakfast, which would be late for us. When we say an early start, we usually mean no later than 6:00 AM on a travel day.

The threatening weather seemed to be catching up with us, but we hoped it would hold off until the show was over. The park was close to the pension, and as we entered, we saw a lot of the band members showing up. They were all dressed in traditional Bavarian trachten, with really impressive hats. The band members were a good mix of ages, this definitely wasn't, as you see in the US, a thing for just older people.

The audience skewed older, for a while Herr Hai and I were the youngest people. It was kind of like being on a Holland America cruise. When the start time approached though, families with small kids showed up. A good number of them. What we noticed both here and in Berchtesgadenland, some of these younger couples had three, four, five kids, which is something we didn't expect to see. We also saw large groups together, two or three couples with their three to five kids each. Not multi-generational, just young couples together with a bunch of happy, rambunctious children.

Sociological observations aside, we sat down, under the covered part though it wasn't the best view, because the sky looked really threatening. The band came on. They played a few songs, before it started to sprinkle, and then pour. Again, streams of water. That didn't dissuade them or the audience. Some people moved under the roof, but others just pulled out rain jackets and umbrellas and sat in the deluge. Again: there is no bad weather, just bad clothing".

It was a nice concert. They played a lot of what I guess you could call "traditional" German music. Not specifically regional. They even did one march, but not any of the ones I like. When they did more current (and I mean like 1970s-1980s pop showtune kind of things, that was a bit of a bummer for me. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, just the crummy Russian burner phone, so the video and photos didn't come out. Not to mention I'm really bad at taking video, so there's only a short video here, something to do with clarinets, but not the clarinet polka. I picked a portion of that despite the bad quality, because back in the day I played the clarinet. Never like these guys though. Wow.

By the time the concert was over, the rain had stopped. We walked the couple blocks back to the pension, rechecked out bags, started charging our electronics, and got ready for bed.

Final thoughts: These few days were nice. I would want to spend more time here. In terms of the town, I liked it better than Berchtesgarten. In terms of the over all area, I liked Berchtesgarten National Park and the surrounding area better. If I ever strike it rich, I'll buy a house somewhere down here.Läs mer