A beautiful, sunny day. We had a slow morning, as I had to wash my hair which takes forever to dry. We had another lovely breakfast, finishing up so late that we decided to change our lunch reservation to dinner.
We drove out to Starnbergersee, about 20-miles south of Munich. The commercial area of the main city there (Starnberg) is not situated directly on the lake, and we had no desire to park and walk and shop. So, we continued driving. We ended up seeing a sign for Forsthaus am See, an old hotel and restaurant we had visited several times, and stayed in once. I had read that it was going down hill, but it would be a great setting for a drink, so we followed the signs down tiny little roads through forests. Did not find it and had to retrace the drive, and then do it all over again. When we finally located it, we discovered it was closed for a major renovation (that we read about later).
Ron noticed a sign in the same area pointing to the Strandbad Café, so we made our way there. It was an extremely pleasant stop. The Strandbad is a public swimming area, and the complex is comprised of dozens of small wooden booths for changing one's clothes. It is quite old-fashioned and difficult to describe. People were sunbathing on the lawns and several were swimming.
Unfortunately, when Ron dropped me close to the entrance and went to park, he either didn't notice or ignored (I haven't heard a confession yet) a handicapped sign. Sure enough, the little parking lady was around and we found a ticket on the windshield. She approached the car, and Ron asked if she spoke English. Between her limited English and our German, we communicated that I have handicap credentials but we did not have them with us. She said she could not reverse the ticket, but that we could write a letter with copy of handicap shield. Otherwise - 35 EU fine should be paid at some time.
We drove in some of the residential areas in the hills above the lake. Very wealthy area with beautiful villas and apartments. Read that there is a debate whether Starnberg or Tegernsee is the wealthiest community in Munich (or maybe all of Germany).
Our destination was Spielbank (Casino) Bad Wiesee on the east side of Tegernsee.
It was about an hour drive from Starnberg. We had to register at the desk with our Passports and answer questions as to where we were staying and if it was our first visit. I had great luck with the first machine I played, something with "Red Hot 7's", and quickly won about $70 (playing about 30-cents a bet). Should have quit while ahead! The lady around the corner from me was playing "Twin Warriors" and winning 12-free games almost constantly, and then 12-more games within free games. I went in search of a machine like that, but none to be found. We played a few other machines, and ended up behind!
From there we drove into Rottach-Egern where we had a 6:30 dinner reservation. As it was still early, we stopped at Hotel Maier Zur Kirschner, a fabulous looking hotel. I actually thought that was where I had made dinner reservations, but it turned out to be another lovely hotel. We wished we could stay at Maier, as it was very lively and the service was great and food looked outstanding - things I like such as serving in cast iron skillets and on wooden boards. However, they had no tables available at all. So, after a beverage, wine for us both, on the terrace we continued to Hotel Egenerhof for our dinner in their Hubertusstuberl. This hotel we had visited briefly once when we were staying nearby, and admired the Bavarian ambiance and the unique ceiling clock.
We drove out to Starnbergersee, about 20-miles south of Munich. The commercial area of the main city there (Starnberg) is not situated directly on the lake, and we had no desire to park and walk and shop. So, we continued driving. We ended up seeing a sign for Forsthaus am See, an old hotel and restaurant we had visited several times, and stayed in once. I had read that it was going down hill, but it would be a great setting for a drink, so we followed the signs down tiny little roads through forests. Did not find it and had to retrace the drive, and then do it all over again. When we finally located it, we discovered it was closed for a major renovation (that we read about later).
Ron noticed a sign in the same area pointing to the Strandbad Café, so we made our way there. It was an extremely pleasant stop. The Strandbad is a public swimming area, and the complex is comprised of dozens of small wooden booths for changing one's clothes. It is quite old-fashioned and difficult to describe. People were sunbathing on the lawns and several were swimming.
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| Wooden buildings with café and bath changing "cabins" |
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| Starnbergsee from Strandbad Cafe |
We drove in some of the residential areas in the hills above the lake. Very wealthy area with beautiful villas and apartments. Read that there is a debate whether Starnberg or Tegernsee is the wealthiest community in Munich (or maybe all of Germany).
Our destination was Spielbank (Casino) Bad Wiesee on the east side of Tegernsee.
It was about an hour drive from Starnberg. We had to register at the desk with our Passports and answer questions as to where we were staying and if it was our first visit. I had great luck with the first machine I played, something with "Red Hot 7's", and quickly won about $70 (playing about 30-cents a bet). Should have quit while ahead! The lady around the corner from me was playing "Twin Warriors" and winning 12-free games almost constantly, and then 12-more games within free games. I went in search of a machine like that, but none to be found. We played a few other machines, and ended up behind!
From there we drove into Rottach-Egern where we had a 6:30 dinner reservation. As it was still early, we stopped at Hotel Maier Zur Kirschner, a fabulous looking hotel. I actually thought that was where I had made dinner reservations, but it turned out to be another lovely hotel. We wished we could stay at Maier, as it was very lively and the service was great and food looked outstanding - things I like such as serving in cast iron skillets and on wooden boards. However, they had no tables available at all. So, after a beverage, wine for us both, on the terrace we continued to Hotel Egenerhof for our dinner in their Hubertusstuberl. This hotel we had visited briefly once when we were staying nearby, and admired the Bavarian ambiance and the unique ceiling clock.
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| Ceiling Clock |
The hotel is modern, but the stube has that Bavarian décor with pine walls and ceilings, and for those of us who love it, it is stunningly beautiful. The menu was a little limited. We both had wienerschntzel (veal), which was delicious.
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| Main lounge of hotel with piano player |
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| Wienerschnitzel (Pan-fried veal cutlet) |
A piano player (in an orange jacket) began playing at 7 PM. He reminded us a bit of a guy we have enjoyed at Daufauskie Island.
After dinner, we moved into the lounge to hear the piano player. Had a wine and Ron had a marillon schnapps, one of his favorite schnapps made from apricots.
I was wishing we were spending the night, but Ron had to face the drive back to Munich. Once again, we made it safely back to our hotel, and settled in for the night. Our last night in the spacious and comfy room we had enjoyed thanks to the Hilton Honors program.
I was wishing we were spending the night, but Ron had to face the drive back to Munich. Once again, we made it safely back to our hotel, and settled in for the night. Our last night in the spacious and comfy room we had enjoyed thanks to the Hilton Honors program.
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