Konigssee

Well, it has been a couple of days since our last post.  Tuesday was a travel day mostly on the Autobahn.  We got off the highway in Ausburg trying to find a place to have a picnic lunch, ended up eating in the car in a parking lot.  Not great when you have been stuffed in a Fiat for 3 hours.  With 2 more hours left to drive, we headed out and got turned around a bit in Munich.   Even with all of that ,we were only 15 minutes behind schedule to the place we are staying in Berchestgarden.

We have a private room in a chalet style home.  Cheryl will provide you a tour of the bathroom...a wonderful experience that everyone should enjoy...:)

We had an incredible breakfast delivered to our room Wednesday morning.  I apologize for the pictures of our meals but, it is impossible to have a bad meal in Germany.  And they always look so appetizing.

We then headed over to the Konigssee, where we took a boat ride that was about 2 hours' ride time but with time we spent at St Bartholoma for lunch and then at the far end, a hike over to Obersee;    by the time all was said and done, we spent about 5 hours of our day there.

The tour boat included a guide that explained everything very clearly in German :-)

Basically, the Konigssee is surrounded by mountains that come right up to the edge as cliffs.  I will share a few pictures but, none of them will do justice to the grandeur of God's creation.   We were just in awe. 

Some pictures have chalets or sheds in them that you need to see carefully to understand the scale.

Part way up the Konigssee is St Bartholoma's chapel.   It is in an area of beautiful open fields.        Not very big.

When we got to the other end we took a walk to the Obersee.  Another incredible picturesque lake in the bowl of the mountains.

I am not sure how they got there but even at this end of the lake with only access by boat, there was a farm with cows and very little pasture that was available.   We did see a barge with large round hay bales at the mid-point.    Also, the cows roam free so the path leading to the Obersee had squishy land mines....cow patties...

The area was so beautiful and romantic we couldn't help take a couple of selfies.  Will only subject you to 2.  :-)

Finally, we took a picture like one I took 42 years ago of Cheryl.   Will have to dig up the original when we get home.

We then headed out for dinner at a gasthaus that was at the top of a very steep hill.   You can't see it because of the cloud cover but, the Eagle's Nest is on the mountain in the background.  We had been there twice on previous visits.

The clip doesn't capture the steepness of the hill that we made at night.   You need to remember the road you are looking at is for 2 way traffic.

On Thursday, we spent the day traveling to Prague, city of over a million, in the Czech Republic.  Now settled into our apartment after a delicious supper, then trip to nearby grocery for basic breakfast foods and needed items for the next two and a half days.  Tomorrow, we figure out the washer to run much-needed laundry.  Thankful for a comfortable place to rest our weary older selves...:)  We pray for you all and miss you...