Cologne Airport (Köln)
7. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A short flight and a solid vetting from the immigration office w have arrived in Köln to pick up our hire car and drive south on the start of our Bavaria Road Trip!
Lichtenstein Castle
8. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Not the country Lichtenstein, but the castle and town in Germany, the castle was inspired by Wilhelm Hauff's 1826 novel Lichtenstein and was built in 1840–1842. There has been some kind of castleWeiterlesen
Sigmaringen Castle!
8. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Next stop was Sigmaringen Castle, largely rebuilt in 1893 only the medical towers remain of what was and still is a large imposing building. The Hohenzollern Family are the owners of the castle andWeiterlesen
Final stop Lindau
8. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Final stop today (and finally reached Bavaria (the reason for the road trip)) is Lindau, sat on the top end of Lake Constance, Lindau is a town on what the websites called the German Rivera. WeWeiterlesen
Lindau Old Town
9. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Starting this morning we had some pastries and then a coffee and fruit platter at the harder overlooking the ‘Neuer Leuchtturm,’ or the lighthouse and statue of a lion overlooking the Upper LakeWeiterlesen
Pedelo boat onto Lake Constance
9. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
In the afternoon we decided to cool off by hiring a peddle boat and taking it on to the lake and going for a swim, in the background is the Swiss and Austrian Alps!
Switzerland!
9. Juni 2023 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Country number three on our trip and it’s a short hop into Switzerland to travel up to Lichtenstein!
Lichtenstein
9. Juni 2023 in Liechtenstein ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Purely for the basis of saying that we’ve been, we ventured south in our road trip to Lichtenstein, knowing that if we didn’t it would be a bigger to come back and visit again!
I can tell you itWeiterlesen
Views on the road (pt. 1)
9. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Hängebrücke
10. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This morning we started with a short drive to Holzgau to visit the Hängebrücke suspension bridge, waterfalls and nature trails that spread out from the town. We also went because our Air BnB hostWeiterlesen
Lunch with a view (Kaiserschmarrn)!
10. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
For lunch we visited the highly reconvened cafe Ulta which was towards the end of the trail from Holzgau. The food was great and I don’t think I’ve ever had a meal with a better view before.
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Waterfalls and Rivers!
10. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Castle Burg Ehrenberg
10. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The final stop for today was Castle Ehrenberg, it was a world away from our previous stop being very touristy, but it was great to see the views from the top of castle down into Reutte (the town belowWeiterlesen
View from the flat!
10. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Hike up Hahnenkamm
11. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
This morning we got the Hahnenkammbahn Höffen up the mountain to 1700 metres, then we hiked up to the first peak of Rundweg Tälerblick and after that to 1938m and the peak of Hahnenkamm.
The viewsWeiterlesen
Alpentherme Ehrenberg
11. Juni 2023 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Well not too sure where to start with this one. But we both decided that after hiking all day it would be nice to cool off at the local swimming pool with their indoor and outdoor pools and relax inWeiterlesen
Schloss Neuschwanstein
12. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our next stop on our Bavarian / Austrian / Alps tour is Schloss Neuschwanstein, probably the most famous castle in the world, and the inspiration behind many of the Disney castles.
The castle wasWeiterlesen
Hohenschwangau
12. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Just across from Neuschwanstein is Hohenschwangau, it was originally called Schanatein, but Ludwig felt it was not grand enough and had fallen into disrepair, so he created “Neu” (New) SchwansteinWeiterlesen
Füssen
12. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Next stop is a pit stop if Füssen, sadly it was here we came stuck with the German debit card! After we had a walk around the town centre, taking in the sights and enjoying a coffee we came back toWeiterlesen
Eibsee & Zugspitze
12. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Final stop of the day was the best place we have been so far on the trip! A short walk from the car park, was the Eibsee a lake in the foothills of the tallest mountain in Germany Zugspitze at 2,962mWeiterlesen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
12. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We are finishing our alpine tour of Germany and Austria in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, just a short drive from Zugspitze, we spent our time exploring the old town and looking at the amazing view from ourWeiterlesen
Morning walk!
13. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After briefest we had a short walk around Garmisch-Partenkirchen, before heading for Hannah’s Grandparents in Passau.
Landshut
13. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
On the drive to Passau, we stopped in Landshut. It had a huge church spire, and a beautiful high street filled with plenty of Germany eateries, including many “Conditorei,” or a cake shop, filledWeiterlesen
Vilshofen
14. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we visited the town closest to Hannah’s grandparents, Vilahofen (translated as farm on the river Vils) is a town situated next to the Danube. We enjoyed a leisurely work around the town andWeiterlesen
Regensburg
15. Juni 2023 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Probably our favourite place so far (and yes we’ve said this a fair few times on this trip). Regensburg is a vibrant university city, which had a stunning old town and plenty of vibrant history.Weiterlesen


























































































































































































