We recently celebrated our Fourth Wedding Anniversary at Königssee, Bavaria.
We just moved to Eching, Bavaria after spending 3.5 wonderful years in Rheinland Pfalz. After a week of hectic shifting and unexpectedly hot weather (even after spending 2.5 decades of my life in Delhi, my tolerance to heat is extremely low..), we decided to take a break from our hectic schedule and make our anniversary special..and since we neither had the luxury of long vacation nor good weather, we decided to spend a two days and a night at Königssee, which is just 2 hours drive from our place. Since now we are used to travelling for hours on the German autobahns, this drive seemed pretty casual to my hubby and we just decided to back our bags and just get on the road.
It was our first road trip after coming to Eching and we were surprised to see the traffic jam at the highway towards Munich even at 9.30am (my husband is thankful for his monthly train pass, which though costs a small fortune, would save so much of his energy and sanity)..so after crawling for about 20-25 mins, we finally got some speed and started to enjoy the drive. The drive was through the scenic Chiemsee in Bavaria and then crossing the popular Austrian destination, Salzburg.
Even though the drive through Austria would last for few minutes, but as per the Austrian highway norms we were supposed to buy the Vignette (toll ticket). Drivers with cars without this vignette would be fined €120 (no, vignette not pasted and kept safely in your bag does not count and gets you the fine). Through out the stretch before the Austrian highway, drivers get warnings to buy the vignette and it is difficult to miss the signs and the stations where it is being sold.
Just when we were about to leave Austria, we were stopped by a policeman to check our Vignette and then given a go-ahead once he found everything is in order. Husband was glad that he checked it, else would have been a waste (we are so logical about our expenses..!!)
The drive was extremely beautiful and we reached our Hotel, Stoll's Sportshotel at about 12..The view from the hotel was so calm and breathtaking, and reminded me of our trip to Interlaken and the swiss alps. Since we were a bit early than the planned check in time, we went it to check if our room was ready. The owner of the place was not too friendly and asked us to wait for half an hour. We decided to use this time to get some information about the places to see around, but again he was not very keen on elaborating. He eventually gave us some maps and brochures and we decided to leave him in peace and explore the place on our own.
Our room was ready in 30 mins and we decided to get our luggage from the car and freshen up for the sight seeing...but we were in for a surprise...we forgot to bring our packed suitcase..the suitcase was diligently packed a night before, made ready and kept in the corner of the room..next morning we both picked our bag packs and left, leaving our packed suitcase in the same corner...
As soon the realisation of having no change in the scorching heat stuck me, I was a bit upset but nonetheless we decided not to spoil our anniversary getaway and make the most of the location..we went to the room, took shower and changed into our same old clothes..stale but our mood was fresh:)
since we both wanted a relaxing vacation, we decided to go straight to the Königssee and spend the time there. We took the boat ride and spent the evening there. The next morning we again went to the See and took the cable ride this time. Covering the top major highlights and getting some beautiful shots (surviving 40 degree....), we had a great short anniversary getaway.
We just moved to Eching, Bavaria after spending 3.5 wonderful years in Rheinland Pfalz. After a week of hectic shifting and unexpectedly hot weather (even after spending 2.5 decades of my life in Delhi, my tolerance to heat is extremely low..), we decided to take a break from our hectic schedule and make our anniversary special..and since we neither had the luxury of long vacation nor good weather, we decided to spend a two days and a night at Königssee, which is just 2 hours drive from our place. Since now we are used to travelling for hours on the German autobahns, this drive seemed pretty casual to my hubby and we just decided to back our bags and just get on the road.
It was our first road trip after coming to Eching and we were surprised to see the traffic jam at the highway towards Munich even at 9.30am (my husband is thankful for his monthly train pass, which though costs a small fortune, would save so much of his energy and sanity)..so after crawling for about 20-25 mins, we finally got some speed and started to enjoy the drive. The drive was through the scenic Chiemsee in Bavaria and then crossing the popular Austrian destination, Salzburg.
Even though the drive through Austria would last for few minutes, but as per the Austrian highway norms we were supposed to buy the Vignette (toll ticket). Drivers with cars without this vignette would be fined €120 (no, vignette not pasted and kept safely in your bag does not count and gets you the fine). Through out the stretch before the Austrian highway, drivers get warnings to buy the vignette and it is difficult to miss the signs and the stations where it is being sold.
Just when we were about to leave Austria, we were stopped by a policeman to check our Vignette and then given a go-ahead once he found everything is in order. Husband was glad that he checked it, else would have been a waste (we are so logical about our expenses..!!)
The drive was extremely beautiful and we reached our Hotel, Stoll's Sportshotel at about 12..The view from the hotel was so calm and breathtaking, and reminded me of our trip to Interlaken and the swiss alps. Since we were a bit early than the planned check in time, we went it to check if our room was ready. The owner of the place was not too friendly and asked us to wait for half an hour. We decided to use this time to get some information about the places to see around, but again he was not very keen on elaborating. He eventually gave us some maps and brochures and we decided to leave him in peace and explore the place on our own.
Our room was ready in 30 mins and we decided to get our luggage from the car and freshen up for the sight seeing...but we were in for a surprise...we forgot to bring our packed suitcase..the suitcase was diligently packed a night before, made ready and kept in the corner of the room..next morning we both picked our bag packs and left, leaving our packed suitcase in the same corner...
As soon the realisation of having no change in the scorching heat stuck me, I was a bit upset but nonetheless we decided not to spoil our anniversary getaway and make the most of the location..we went to the room, took shower and changed into our same old clothes..stale but our mood was fresh:)
since we both wanted a relaxing vacation, we decided to go straight to the Königssee and spend the time there. We took the boat ride and spent the evening there. The next morning we again went to the See and took the cable ride this time. Covering the top major highlights and getting some beautiful shots (surviving 40 degree....), we had a great short anniversary getaway.
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| so breathtakingly beautiful.. |
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| St.Barthaloma Church |
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Jenner Bahn   |
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| View from our Hotel..Stoll;s Sporthotel |
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Doesn't it look like a postcard shot?  |
