A Wörthersee week
On Saturday 13th we catch the slow train to Pörtschach with the bikes, after a choreographed process to bring them down to Greifenburg earlier and check out how to catch…
Bergheimat, Bodenalm, and Beer
Yesterday we headed to Irschen and up the steep hill to Bergheimat, where at 1600m a very tasty frigga awaited us at the rustic and busy Alm pub. On the…
Tschatcheleria
A weekend with sun but then overcast. Worth spending a bit of time at Tschatchie while open on Saturday. Then on Sunday we go to Buschenschank Hupfa again for brettljause…
Trude’s birthday
We celebrate the afternoon before with lachstorte and pink bubbles. Then on the 5th we meet up at Ronackerfels for a bite. Meanwhile a bike trip to Weisse Wand.
Berg im Drautal heurigen
On Friday night we meet Larry at Weinhauser for tartares and schnizel, accompanied by hot sauces. He has just arrived back from a week’s childrens’ camp in Carinthia, and is…
KHM & Schreiberhaus
Finally after sweltering days, a full rainy day and a lower temperature. We visit KHM and the small Cranach museum, follwed by coffee in the best coffee house in Vienna.
Augustiner et al
Sunday, time to catch Mozart Great Mass at the Augustinerkirche. Larry goes by scooter, Mungo by ebike, and me by bike. All separately. Afterwards sinful refreshments at Palmenhaus before returning…
Walhalla and history
Thanks to a thunderstorm and rain, a late start. First stop is a visit to the Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte. Expositions of wirthaus, and Bavaria through time including Ludwig II…
Arrive at Regensburg
Another scorching day, well over 30°C. We catch a 910am bus with Maria to the train station of Priem and go to Munich where we change trains for Regensburg. Total…
Überwössen walk
Another beautiful sunny day, elsewhere causing fires and heat waves but here at 600m+ quite lovely. As Mungo cuts herself badly on a branch, I carry on up to the…
Kaiserbachtal
We cross the Austrian border to go to this stunning valley and mountain range. We stop an hour from the top. In the evening Hungarian goulasch and smoked reiken amidst…
Unter Wössen
After a day climbing Everest, that is taking the Kaiserlift to the very top and walking back down, we head towards Maria and Hartmund in deepest Bavaria. A most enjoyable…
Kufstein and sun
A beautiful day greets us, weary from the tribulations of the gods. A path off the nearby road leads into the woods with good view of the town and festung.…
Die Walküre at Erl
We take the early morning 730am train to Kufstein in Tyrol and arrive at this pretty Alpine town before midday. A coach takes us to the modern Erl complex, where…