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.

First Day in Tirol / Bavaria 4

That swirl of clouds above Mr D, that's the Zugspitze. The highest spot in Germany. I was told that the weather would be better on Sunday. :)

First Day in Tirol / Bavaria 3

Reutte has castles watching over it. This was an important town because of the trade routes between Germany and Italy.

First Day in Tirol/Bavaria 2

Looking north, here is a view of Reutte. It's a pleasant town and I'm glad to have read Rick Steve's guide. The staff at the hotel are great.

First day in Tirol/Bavaria 1

The day didn't start all that well. Mr D woke up with cold sweats and short of breath. His blood was low so I got him some orange juice from the breakfast buffet. Mrs Dullum and I went up to breakfast and had a nice meal. We fixed a plate for Mr Dullum. We may have pushed him a bit the day before with a lot of walking in Rothenburg. He slept until noon. In the mean time Mrs D and I went for a stroll in Reutte. We came across a charming scene of the local police instructing a first grade class how to cross the street at the busiest intersection in town. I wasn't the only one taking pictures.

Pictures of the Hotel Beck in Reutte Austria

Two rooms and I get the TV. I'm happy. I found this place in Rick Steves' book for Germany. It right across the border from Fuessen. It's very nice and we have a ground floor room. That is perfect for Mr & Mrs Dullum as there is no elevator. Reutte is low key compared to Fuessen in Germany. Right now we can't see much of the mountains because of the mist. I joked with Mr & Mrs Dullum that it reminded me of North Bend. :)

Our First Meal in Austria

This was what Mrs D had. It was kind of a Tirolean hash. She wasn't crazy about it.

Mr D had pork in a nice sauce with spaetzle. They are little dumplings. It was quite nice and I appreciated the white pepper in the sauce. That is a cooked tomato with its stem in the middle of it all.

My dish was the Tirolean version of Mac and cheese. The spaetzle stood in for the macaroni. It had fried onions on top. I don't usually like meals without meat but it was really good. The service was good and the menus came in English for Mr & Mrs Dullum.