Germany & Austria Trip

Wake up in the morning to see Mer and Chim off at the Hauptbahnhof (Main train station). They are going to take the flight back home at noon. Mine is in the evening flight.



After breakfast, we visit the Olympic Park. The stadium has the tent-like roofs built for the 1972 Olympic Games.



Nearby attraction is the BMW head office and showroom. We plan to visit the BMW museum, but it is temporarily closed for renovation. Munich is the home of the famous car firm.



Schloss Nymphneburg


All in all, I really enjoy the trip and it is one of my wonderful and unforgettable memorable experience.

Germany & Austria Trip

Today we will go back to Munich. Return the car after driving it for 2,220 kilometers and check it at the same hostel when we first got here. We start our tour at Marienplatz.



New City Hall with the neo-Gothic style.



Statue of King Maximillian




We walk further down to enjoy food at the Viktualienmarkt which has a wide range of produce. Then We walk on and on until I have no more energy left when we stop by at the Birkenstock shoe shop near the hostel. So I don’t buy anything which is good for controlling my budget of this trip.

Germany & Austria Trip

Early in the morning we do some grocery shopping before going back to Munich tomorrow (we don’t want to go shopping and have to carry them to our hostel by bus or tram to our hostel in Munich).



We decide to go back to visit Wasserburg again since we haven’t seen much yesterday.



We then visit Rosenheim where we buy some material for Thai dinner tonight.



Lastly for today is to visit the Automobile Museum in Amerang. It contains about 200 cars. I also see for the first time the 3-wheel car, the wood-frame tire and many classic cars. My brother enjoys it all.

Chim and Mer cook some Thai food to join with the Traditional German food such as Schweinsstelze (ขาหมูอบ) , Schweinsbraten (เนื้อหมูสันนอกอบ). Mr. Sepp, the owner joins us at dinner and what a surprise is that he can eat our green curry without flinch. He tell us that he likes hot and spicy food. (555 much more than I do) And he does enjoy our food.



Since it is Friday, he and his mom wear the traditional dress.

It is also the day that old people in the village come to drink and have dinner together. One of them also plays the music instrument. They invite us to join them. So I talk with them for a while before they start to think that I am in their same age length la. That’s the wonderful night.
Here is their website www.familienurlaub.by

Germany & Austria Trip

Today we will visit another lake at Prien and board a boat to Herrenchimsee island where the King Ludwig’s last palace is situated. The palace has been built to resemble the Versailles but in the smaller scale.



Another island to visit is the Fraueninsel (Ladies’ Island). There is a small lovely village.

Then we visit Wasserburg, of which we see the town picture from the Prien information office this morning. The town is about 70 kilometers from Munich which will be our last stop. The only accommodation we find is the hotel. Without doubt that the price per night will be beyond our limit budget. So we follow the GPS recommendation to go to Familotel at Amerang, about 20 kilometers from Wasserburg.


The minute that we walk into the lovely decorated hostel restaurant and see the room offered. Without any hesitation we all agree to stay here, although the price is quite higher compared to those we already stayed in this trip. But the bonus point is that the friendly owner is allowed us to use their kitchen, of which we plan to cook our Thai food for the first time in this trip.



Another dinner room at the hostel.

Dinner is also included in the price. We have salad, pumpkin and carrot soup, chicken, homemade ice cream with peace and as many drinks as you want (Beer or Wine). The food is very delicious.

Guests are all friendly and when we notice the telephone stand and wonder what it is. A lady guest comes to explain that the red light at the their room number will be on if the child left in the room has made some noise. The parents then can come and listen to the sound in their room and decide whether they should go up to the room or not. The hotel is designed to be the family hotel with a lot of facilities and program offering to the children. One of the guests told us that her family has visited this hotel since she was young. After their dinner little guests are playing and running around together before watching cartoon movie in another room.

Germany & Austria Trip

Today we visit Ramsau, a small town in Germany. I have seen this peaceful town picture taken by a friend whom I admire his photo. I am glad that members of the trip are willing to accommodate each other’s wish and include the town into today’s program. If you would like to view the town, you can view through the live webcam at this webesit: http://www.ramsau.de



We then visit Berchtesgaden, planning to visit the “Eagle’s Nest”. It was a project presented on behalf of the National Socialist Party to Adolf Hitler for his 50th birthday. However Hitler seldom visited it. It is open only from the middle of May through the end of October. So we can only have lunch here before going to our next stop.
www.berchtesgadener-land.info



Next to the town is the Konigssee where we board a boat to visit St. Bartholoma Church. The picture of this red onion twin dome has become one of the lovely postcards from Bavaria.



Another stop for today is at Hallein, where Franz Xaver Gruber who composed the Silent Night melody. The Franz Gruber Museum is located in the apartment where he lived with his family

Germany & Austria Trip

We start our trip by renting a Budget car and plan to stay overnight at Innsbruck, Austria.



Our first stop is at Ettal, a small town on the way to Oberammergau. Coming from a hot pot Thailand, we can’t stand passing by the snow town without taking any pleasure in playing in snow covered field and taking lots of pictures.



Oberammergau is our second stop for today. What I like most for this town is the painting on the buildings. It is so charming. But with a time running so fast when one is on vacation, we rush to Linderhof.



Flowers are ready for the coming spring season.




Linderhof is one of the palace built by King Ludwig. Among his three famous palaces, I like the interior in this palace most. Though we don’t have time to visit the inside this time because another of his, Neuschwanstein Palace is waiting for us.



Lake Phansee is still covered with ice.



Neuschwanstein Palace, the original model for all of Disney’s palaces.



Near by Neuschwanstein Palace is Hohenschwagau Palace.

And finally we reach Innsbruck hostel in the evening without getting lost. Thanks to the GPS borrowed from my brother.

Germany & Austria Trip

Again, almost on the last minute (for oversea trip) – two weeks before Songkran holidays, we decided to have a trip. Not only all top-list-Europe-destination-airline ticket’s price is skyrocket; but also the answers to our booking are “full/overbook”. Munich destination is the only available and affordable choice for us.

Visa is another problem to tackle: a long queue at every Schengen embassy. Apply to Austria Embassy seems to be the least difficult one, but you need to have ALL accommodation booking confirmations.

Finally everything is ready for us. Our friends, Mer and Chim, fly and travel around Munich 4 days before I and Oh meet them there.

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