A Rainy Day in Salzburg

Magnificent Austria, with its vast green lands and towering mountains, truly lives up to its reputation. My first impression was ever so slight while driving through a few valleys on the way to Zugspitze from Neuschwanstein, nevertheless I was entranced by beauty as tremendous as the surrounding mountains. However there is more to this tiny country in the heart of Europe than splendid alpine scenery. 

Mirabell Palace Gardens. The song "Do Re Mi" from Sound of Music was filmed here. 

Munich

Rathaus-Glockenspiel

My escapades on the autobahn drew to a close as we entered Munich, the principle destination that birthed our grand European adventure so many months earlier.  We were here for one reason: Oktoberfest, and boy did it live it up to all of our expectations. Of course one shouldn't spend her entire time in Bavaria's capital staring down a beer mug at the delicious, amber colored nectar of the gods - even if there are plenty of people who do. The city has quite a lot to offer in terms of beer, food, culture, history, and more beer. A lot more beer.  Though our time in Munich would be short, it was very sweet and full of fun, happy memories.... at least the ones I can recall. If you care to find out, well, keep on reading. 

Romantic Germany

Our train pulled into Nürnberg in the early afternoon. The blue skies and warm temperature were a welcome change from the cold and rainy Berlin. The best, however, was knowing that in just a few minutes we would be in our rented car speeding (legally) down the autobahn through the idyllic German countryside, bound for the quintessential romantic German town - Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber