Konigssee

This morning we woke up bright and early and made our way to pick up a rental car for the day. After a brief mix up at the rental agency we were on our way to the Konigssee, a lake area right on the border of Austria.

After two and a half hours driving (big traffic jam thanks to some road works) we arrived. It was great to smell the fresh mountain air and the views out over the lake. We took the ferry/tour boat, which we were told was 100 years old, but had been retrofitted with an electric motor so it was lovely and quiet glided (glid? glode?) across the lake.

The tour guide told us a few facts, including a VW Beetle found at the bottom of the lake (over 180m deep) with the driver still inside, and also demonstrated the fantastic echoing quality of the cliffs by playing us a tune on his trumpet. Supposedly they could get 3-4 echoes with a trumpet, but up to 7 with a cannon!

We explored two little towns on the lake, and walked a short track to the Obersee where we braved the chilly waters for a dip (and for the "gram").

Driving home afterwards was much quicker with no traffic jams. Nathan had a great time cruising at 140km/h when the speed limit and traffic allowed.

Back in Munich we headed to the Augustiner Biergarten. As it was our last night in Germany we splurged a little on the famous pork knuckle and a 1L maß - pronounced mahss - of beer. The pork was a little salty, but the maß went down a treat!Læs mere