The Reader

On a rainy vacation day Mia decided to spend the morning reading a book

Kampenwand

On our last day in Oberbayern (Southern Bavaria) we made a trip to the mountains. A old cable car that took us up to the Kampenwand

On top we had  breathtaking view of many snow covered peaks in the Austrian Alps

The top station of the cable car was also a starting spot for paragliders

A 30 minute walk - with no difference in elevation - took us to the north facing side of the mountain with a great view of the Chiemsee. We even passed some snow fields

Then it was time for lunch

Then Mia wanted to climb to the cross on top of the mountain - the largest one in the region

Half way up she changed her mind though

The last evening we couldn't stay on the farm but found a hotel in Marqartstein s small village with impressive old buildings

A Day by the Lake

Friday we didn't have any special plans. First we enjoyed the breakfast and Mia the playground

There were also two ponies

When the clouds moved out we drove to the lake shore in Bernau

A few hundred meters from the tourist center was a bird watching area

In the observation tower was a strong binocular

Some dogs liked the area as well

Mia discovered a nest on way back

Time for ice cream

A spin on the race track

A cold beer in the evening

 While Mia played some more we went for an evening walk

 Our dinner

A full moon over the mountains

Salzburg

Unfortunately it turned grey windy and rather cold after just one sunny day.So we decided to take the one hour train ride to Salzburg - the picturesque Austrian city by the river Salzsach where Mozart was born.

Luckily it was still dry when we walked around in the old town

When it started to rain we tool the funicular train up to the old fortress

It was very wind and really cold with 8 C but Mia still wanted to do some climbing

While it was raining outside we explored the 1000 year old castle

 At the end of the tour was of course a gift shop