The rental agent came to collect the keys and say good-bye. And I'm sure cast her eye around to make sure we had left everything in good order.
We left about 10 AM, and took back roads, as it was raining, and we didn't want to face the maniacs on the autobahn. We enjoyed meandering past places that brought back memories such as Walchensee. It is a large, beautiful lake, and we have been up the cable car, that we enjoyed more in earlier days when it was a chair lift. We finally got on the Autobahn at Irschenberg, where there is an autobahn rest plaza that has been there for years. Ron used to hitchhike from there to his post at Bad Aibling in the 60's. We used to stop there for breakfast when traveling - one of the few autobahn stops that had good food.
Not long after we got on the autobahn there was a huge "stau" (like a "bouchon" - bottleneck, delay). We were held up about 30-minutes there, and that was only the beginning. We had to stop at another rest stop plaza before entering Austria to buy a vignette (a toll sticker for your car window in lieu of toll booths)for using the autobahns.
One we got into Austria it was getting to be the time for lunch (as they all close by 2 or 2:30). So, we chose a place in Kirchbichl, called Trattoria Levante. Ron was hoping for a pizza, and from the limited internet I thought this place would be good. It was in the middle of fields where the "honey wagons" had just been spraying their fertilizer. Ron said, "Ah, I love the smell of Austria in the sunmer". It was too pungent to sit outside (and too many flies), so we sat in the cute, little wooden room.
Unfortunately, the trattoria did not serve pizza. I had pasta with mushrooms and gorgonzola sauce. Ron had a saffron rissotto with lachs, which overpowered the dish.
Our destination that day was Das Sieben, a resort hotel in Bad Haering Austria (near Woergl and Kufstein. Ron had chosen it sort of at random after seeing a description on-line. It is large, modern building painted a rather garish bright chartreuse., Think it was meant to blend into the environment, but I think a different shade of green would have been better.. At check-in we were given a nice glass of Prosecco as a welcome. We sat in the lobby to enjoy our "bubbly".
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Everything in the hotel was top-notch, including a gorgeous spa with indoor and outdoor pools. Of course, around the saunas you do see a nude person or so, which tends to offend American "sensibilities".
There is even an Alpine "ionization" room, where you can "breathe the mountain air". We don't quite understand why the walls of the room are covered with hay.
We left about 10 AM, and took back roads, as it was raining, and we didn't want to face the maniacs on the autobahn. We enjoyed meandering past places that brought back memories such as Walchensee. It is a large, beautiful lake, and we have been up the cable car, that we enjoyed more in earlier days when it was a chair lift. We finally got on the Autobahn at Irschenberg, where there is an autobahn rest plaza that has been there for years. Ron used to hitchhike from there to his post at Bad Aibling in the 60's. We used to stop there for breakfast when traveling - one of the few autobahn stops that had good food.
Not long after we got on the autobahn there was a huge "stau" (like a "bouchon" - bottleneck, delay). We were held up about 30-minutes there, and that was only the beginning. We had to stop at another rest stop plaza before entering Austria to buy a vignette (a toll sticker for your car window in lieu of toll booths)for using the autobahns.
One we got into Austria it was getting to be the time for lunch (as they all close by 2 or 2:30). So, we chose a place in Kirchbichl, called Trattoria Levante. Ron was hoping for a pizza, and from the limited internet I thought this place would be good. It was in the middle of fields where the "honey wagons" had just been spraying their fertilizer. Ron said, "Ah, I love the smell of Austria in the sunmer". It was too pungent to sit outside (and too many flies), so we sat in the cute, little wooden room.
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| Not fair - Beer is always larger than wine |
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| Trattoria Levante |
Unfortunately, the trattoria did not serve pizza. I had pasta with mushrooms and gorgonzola sauce. Ron had a saffron rissotto with lachs, which overpowered the dish.
Our destination that day was Das Sieben, a resort hotel in Bad Haering Austria (near Woergl and Kufstein. Ron had chosen it sort of at random after seeing a description on-line. It is large, modern building painted a rather garish bright chartreuse., Think it was meant to blend into the environment, but I think a different shade of green would have been better.. At check-in we were given a nice glass of Prosecco as a welcome. We sat in the lobby to enjoy our "bubbly".
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| Das Sieben Resort |
There is even an Alpine "ionization" room, where you can "breathe the mountain air". We don't quite understand why the walls of the room are covered with hay.
Our junior suite was lovely, very large with wide plank wood floors and heavy, solid wood doors..
The bathroom was the best of the entire trip. The walk-in, level shower had a flooring that was NOT slippery, unlike almost all the others we've had. The shower even had a unique infra-red therapy device., claimed to be good for aching muscles.
We had taken half-pension (meaning dinner and breakfast were included in our rate). The five-course meal was wonderful, beautifully presented and delicious. One of the nicest meals we've had in the two month trip. To begin, there was a choice of two soups. We both chose creamy onion. Next was an extensive help-yourself salad bar. Third was another appetizer - served with greens and goat cheese. There were four choices of main including fish, meat, vehetarian and vegan. We both had edel fish, a gourmet fish platter with vermouth sauce. Delightful!
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| Beautiful Fish plate |
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| Dessert - "Two Kinds of Banana" |
We finished the evening in the lobby bar, where a singer, Maud, had set up. She played guitar and sang country and oldies. Two women were having a ball line-dancing. We enjoyed Maud's music, and it was fun watching the dancing. A great evening after a wonderful day.
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