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Category: Travel (Europe)
Sightseeing in Salzburg
On my second day in Salzburg, I bought a Salzburg Card and began sightseeing.
The first place I visited was the Mirabell Palace and Gardens.
Salzburg, Austria
The rain came at last!
It drizzled all the way from Obermmergau to Munich, then to Salzburg.
Continue reading “Salzburg, Austria”Eibsee, Germany
The Eibsee Loop Trail is only 4.3 miles (6.9 kilometers) long. There’s barely any elevation gains.
But it took me nearly 3 hours to walk it.
Continue reading “Eibsee, Germany”Zugspitze – Top of Germany
I saw them again, on the bus to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the jagged white peaks of the Alps.
Continue reading “Zugspitze – Top of Germany”Oberammergau, Germany
After lunch I went to check out a bakery with the best Baumkuchentorte in town.
Continue reading “Oberammergau, Germany”Linderhof Palace and Park, Germany
In the morning on my walk to Oberammergau bus station, I could hardly see anything.
Continue reading “Linderhof Palace and Park, Germany”Ettal Abbey, Germany
“I like this region!” – stepping onto a train at Munich’s Hauptbanhof, along with others carrying hiking poles and backpacks, I said to myself.
The train was headed to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a ski town near Zugspitze, the highest peak of Germany.
Continue reading “Ettal Abbey, Germany”Mountains, Lakes & Castles
I originally intended to write a post about Neuschwanstein. But, due to the pandemic, the number of visitors inside the castle was limited, by the time I looked up tickets for King Ludwig II’s fairytale castle, it’s already sold out. There were tickets available at the Hohenschwangau Castle, however, given that it was a beautiful autumn day after a streak of rainy days , I decided to stay en plain air and enjoy the natual settings – mountains & lakes – around the castles.
Continue reading “Mountains, Lakes & Castles”Arrival in Munich
I just completed my first trip outside of Portugal since my move to Lisbon. It’s also my first “international” trip after the start of this pandemic. I was super excited, yet nervous about being in a crowded space – airports, airplanes, trains, restaurants & concert venues, you name it – In the end, my fear was overcome by the great yearning to travel, to be in some place else. So there I went.
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