For our second day in Austria we headed to Germany. When you are planning on 8 countries in one summer and see the opportunity to add an 9th the decision is clear. Go for it! We drove to the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castle region. We were able to book a tour of the Hohenschwangau castleContinue reading “Germany”
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Austria
Our journey continues and so after our days in the Lucerne area we caught a train in Zurich and headed toward Innsbruck, Austria. Switzerland was beautiful with tons of amazing outdoor adventure, but it is also super expensive and six days there was about all our pocketbooks could handle. Austria has tons of outdoor adventuresContinue reading “Austria”
Swiss caves and ravines
Our day started at the St. Beatus-Höhlen, Swiss Caves. The cave is in the side of the mountain to get there you must first hike up to the entrance. The views of lake Thunersee are amazing which almost made the million stairs worth it. The cave was more tourist driven than others we have seenContinue reading “Swiss caves and ravines”
Lucerne
Our schedule through Switzerland is packed full of adventure so even with dad’s back not doing well we were off again the next morning. We made a stop to get some hiking sticks, who knew this would be our most expensive souvenir of the trip. Our main goal of the day was to ride aContinue reading “Lucerne”
Gruyères
Today’s adventure was Gruyère and the Château de Gruyères. On a hill overlooking this entire area is the Gruyère Castle. Along with the castle is a small medieval town with museums, shops, and restaurants. It was a good way to spend the day. Most of our time was spent in the castle. We downloaded theContinue reading “Gruyères”