27 Nov / Trip to Bavaria

Up early the next morning I decided to check the cameras, deleted a few unwanted pix, charged the batteries then spent a few minutes editing a few photos already saved in my notebook before taking a quick shower. I was almost finished packing when the phone rang., my late wake up call from next door!

I took the opportunity to take some photos of the room for Virtual Tourist and accidentally opened the door having forgotten I had a porch or little balcony in my room. Now I remember my mate telling me the back rooms has a view and the front rooms don’t. As the cold winter air rushed inside the room the cold air hit me in the face like a block of ice! At any other times I would have quickly shut the door but my eyes was fixed (or transfixed?) to the beautiful picture outside, a living postcard of nature right before me!

I had no time to think about getting cold or frozen! Quickly but quietly I donned my hat and my jacket, pushed my feet into my rubber shoes and out I went back with my camera! I was like a child stepping and tiptoeing in the soft snow that covered the verandah's floor in my effort to find the best angle! About 500 meters away is the foot of the Alps, to the right is the chair lifts (Tegelbergbahn: a cable car that can carry its passengers in just a few minutes from an altitude of 830m to about 1730m high up the Alpine Peaks) and to the left is the Castle in all its splendour!

Check this link below for more info:
http://www.tegelbergbahn.de/index.php?id=160

I looked at the next room, it was still very quiet. I wonder what Marven was doing, has he seen this view yet? I was thinking about this when I heard him knock at my door. He could not believe I was up so early and was almost ready.

For breakfast, we were ushered to a room by the entrance and was welcomed by a bright (I guess warm) orange breakfast room. Free breakfast is Continental but quite a selection of bread and buns and pastries. I have never seen people eat cheese as much as the Germans do, ok maybe the rest of Europe do the same but I have not been use to this. I also had a hardboiled egg which will be more than enough to sustain me for the rest of the day.

The cold temperature doesn’t seem to help the appetite, maybe I am just hyper with all the new sensations and visual stimulants and my brain has less time to process my feeling of hunger! Which is for my advantage for in the last few days I actually felt a wee bit lighter.

Tried as much cheese and pastries my tummy could handle. Marven brought me an extra pastry to eat for lunch (which I gladly wrapped in one of the coloured serviettes and slipped it into my bag). I let a chuckle out while doing this for I am reminded of stories of people on their European trips doing exactly this. I didn’t really find it necessary to worry about the price of food in Germany as we have so far survived way below our daily budget. Marven is just intent on convincing me to try as many things he thinks is foreign to me to be able to embrace his German culture. Really I think he is just trying to impress me and proved his German stock and heritage is better than mine. Cheeky little devil!

In Germany their main meal is lunch, they hardly ever eat any in the evening. A slice of bread or two and some cheese; that is all I have so far noticed. Most of our expenses in my previous overseas trips with my ex was spent on food and drinks (alcoholic drinks) and paying trour guides and tour operators to show us places. I don’t drink and I don't dine out when I am on holiday except just once or twice to sample the local cuisine. And the good thing about independent travel is you can save a lot of money and still see everything the guided tourists get to see. Maybe you'll see and experience more as you can manage your time and spend more where you want and need to stay longer or less if there is not a lot to see where you are.

After breakfast, we went back upstairs for our bags and I took the opportunity to put on another layer of clothing and my woollen leggings as well. As much as I hate wool on my skin, I knew I would need it today so with two layers of stockings on and my woolen leggings on top; I'm pretty confident my skin will be warm and happy for the rest of the day.

Check out this link for more info: http://www.schwangau.de/home-558.html

written by  jorgn_craw on November 27, 2008 from Schwangau, Germany
from the travel blog: Euro Trip 2008
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