Kloster Ottobeuren Part 2

And yes, that first picture is what it looks like. I'm not sure about the significance of the skeletons on display. There were two. After we left, we saw a wedding party on the front steps. It was such a nice image.

Kloster Ottobeuren

I recognised the name from the Michelin Guide, so we took the small detour to check this out. I'm glad we did. It's huge and very ornate. It was deserted when we arrived except for a group of local school kids. By the time we left there were 2 tour groups and musicians arriving for a concert later in the day. We kind of got of the beaten path returning to the Autobahn. It was pleasant. The fields had been newly mowed and there was machinery out to toss the hay. I'm assuming that it was helping it dry.

Hotel Das Beck in Reutte - Part 2

It was a beautiful day this morning in the Alps. Before we left the hotel, I managed to feed Mr & Mrs D in their room and then I had a nice breakfast on my own at our reserved table. So very pleasant. I didn't get a shot of the case with the meat, cheese and homemade preserves. The rolls that were served were a walk down memory lane. They are like the ones I ate for breakfast at the Goethe Institut in Prien am Chiemsee. The outside has a wonderful crust but it's not so thick that it's chewy. They have a swirl structure so it's like a pie with six segmants. I would pull them apart and make a little sandwich out of each segmant. It's what I did this morning with the cheeses and meats.

Fuessen and the Tank Mechanic School

After giving Mr D a bad time about not remembering anything from 54 years ago, we came into Fuessen and he directed me perfectly to the place he went to school for tank mechanics. I left Mr & Mrs D in a McDonalds parking lot and took some pictures. It's now used by the German military. On the way, he even pointed out a place he had had ice cream with dessert wine poured on top. Yuck!

Fuessen is right at the Austrian border. Apparently Mr D and a GI friend crashed a wedding across the border. The only problem was that they weren't authorized to be in Austria. The local police held them until someone arrived to retrieve them. Mr D remembers only that he was in civilian clothes and they didn't get into as much trouble as he was expecting.

BTW, Fuessen was busy and very crowded. I'm glad we stayed in Reutte. It was much more laid back and just plain nice. It was surrounded by mountains. It was the Hotel Das Beck http://www.hotel-das-beck.at/index_so.e.htm I think we were treated as well there as any place I've ever stayed.

Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau

As we returned to the Fuessen/Reutte area, we drove by one of the most famous sites in Germany. I can remember putting together a puzzle of Neuschwantstein years ago and thinking is was one of the beautiful things. Of course, the truth is that it's not that old and is the romantic idea of a mentally unstable monarch. In fact, it's not completely finished. It's still one of the most breathtaking views I've ever seen. Hohenschwangau was the family home. A lot of people prefer to tour this one as it has a lot of history attached. May is still the off season. I can only imagine how crowded it must be in July.

Wieskirche in Bavaria

This was part of our circular drive in the Alps. It's a Rococo pilgrimage church. It was worth the detour. On our way back to the car, we noticed a Japanese tourist with a Seattle Mariners' Jacket. Mother regrets not saying "Ichiro" to him.