Germany - Day 6

On the agenda today: a hike.  My kids will tell you that when they were growing up, every vacation, with the exception of Disney World, included a hike or two or three.  It's funny that none of them hike today.  Anyway, just south of Reutte, Austria were three castles that I had read about and decided we needed to hike to.

Ehrenberg Castle

The first castle was in the parking lot and has been turned into a museum.  Much to the delight of my husband and daughter, one down, two to go.  We started up the trail to the Ehrenberg castle.  The hike was easy and not that long.  As we explored the castle ruins, a couple asked my husband a question.  He replied that his daughter spoke German, he only spoke English.  They said, "We are speaking English."  (They were from England and had a bit of an accent.)

We had some nice views of Reutte and the Lech river.  After a few photos, we found the trail to Schlosskopf castle and headed up.  This trail was considerably steeper.  We definitely got our aerobic workout in for the day.

As we crested the top, we were surprised to find two construction workers sleeping.  They were working on restoring the castle (or at least dreaming about it).  I was wondering how they got all their supplies up there when I noticed a service road and trucks on the other side of the castle wall.  (I think I overheard an "Argh" coming out of my husband's mouth.  Who wants to drive when you can hike and enjoy the outdoors?)

Just over this wall is a small parking lot.

Southern view of Austrian Alps

View of Ehrenberg Castle

We finished the hike, changed clothes, and stopped at a grocery store to pick up some things for a picnic lunch on our way to Salzburg.  (We stored the left over cheese in the refrigerator in our room in Salzburg.  The next day we opened the fridge and I came to realize where the saying "Who cut the cheese?" came from.)

Pretty spot for lunch

As we drove through Austria, my husband kept saying that it wasn't fair that some people get to be born in this beautiful country and he had to be born in Gary, Indiana.

Haus Reichl

We were thankful for our GPS when we got to Salzburg.  It was so helpful in finding the B & B we had booked.  After checking in at Haus Reichl, we drove to the altstadt (city center).

We did a little exploring and then ended our day with dinner at Cantinetta Marchese, a delightful Italian restaurant.