Lake Königssee TAKE TWO

WARNING: this is a very heavy photo post

Lake Königssee with Rand

Last October Rob and I went to the Salzburg/ Berchtesgaden but the weather was not the greatest. You can see my post here. We swore we would go back and when my parents came to visit us, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to go back. The first few 

days we stayed in Salzburg (here is my post from Salzburg) and then stayed down in the Berchtesgaden area to go to Lake Königsee. 

I won't bore you with the same pictures but I will show off the wondrous beauty of Lake Königsee in the sunshine! Lake Königssee is probably my favorite place in the world and I know after seeing these pictures you will want to go too. It is absolutely breathtaking!

When you first arrive you will see a HUGE parking lot. After walking down a cobblestone street surrounded by a bunch of souvenir shops, restaurants and a few little B&Bs you will see the most beautiful sight in the world (in my opinion). To the right is the ticket office for the boat ride for the lake. We boarded the boat at the docs in Schönau am Königssee for a 40 minute ride in a silent electric boat on the most beautiful lake in the Alps. We stayed on the boat to Obersee and walked to lake Obersee and to see more unbeleavable beauty. When you get to the boathouse take the path to the right (through a gate). It is about a 30 minute walk (took us about an hour bc we have a newborn and wore the wrong shoes) to the top of the lake where we enjoyed fresh buttermilk with bread and cheese at a ridiculously cheap price. The walk to the other side of the lake is a bit of a hike and not stroller friendly. Rob walked a bit further to get a better look at Röthbach Waterfall (Röthbachfall) which is the highest waterfall in Germany, with a vertical drop of 470 metres (1540 ft), it was a pretty far and hard hike, so I stayed behind with my parents to put our feet in the water and take more time to relax and enjoy the view.

During our visit to Berchtesgaden, we stayed at was the Pension Berganemone. The owner, Mrs Kupper is wonderful, she makes you feel like you are at home. Rooms are clean and comfortable. The views are amazing, and it is very quiet. Mrs Kupper knew the best places to eat, and her breakfast was perfect! Here is a link to the Pension Berganemone.

That evening we went back out to the little picturesque town, Ramsau to get a picture in front of church Saint Sebastian. It took some convincing to get my parents to drink the water from the spout but they finally gave in and drank it. 

Salzburg, Austria & Berchtesgaden, Germany

On our 2nd adventure in Europe we decided to take a USO trip to the "Sound of Music" tour. It was a long bus ride (only would of been a 6 hours but we had many long stops so it took close to 8) plus we had a screaming child on the bus. We opted to do the USO tour because we were still new to traveling and didn't want to worry about transportation (our car didn't arrive from the states yet), finding a good place to stay and a big bonus was having our own tour guide by our side during the whole trip!

 We got to visit the grounds of Hellbrunn Palace where the gazebo scene was filmed, view the Von Trapp movie home, stand at the lake where the Von Trapp children fell into the water, skip up the pathway as Maria did, march down the aisle of Maria and Captain Von Trapp’s wedding church at Mondsee, explore the grounds of Leopoldskron, and drive through the idyllic, beautiful Salzkammergut. 

 Maria and Captain Von Trapp’s wedding church at Mondsee

 We stayed two nights in a charming 4-star inn in the center of Salzburg called Altstadt Hotel Stadtkrug. It was in a perfect location surrounded by many delicious restaurants. Our favorite was a little Italian restaurant called Wasserfall. 

 Salzburg has much to offer in its beautiful plazas and churches, Baroque architecture, and Hohensalzburg Fortress—and, of course, shops, restaurants, and coffee houses. We took a ride up the into the Hohensalzburg Fortress where we got to enjoy an evening of Mozart music performance, along with an amazing dinner with a breathtaking view of the city.

 On our way out of Salzburg we stopped at a little picturesque town called Ramsau. Don't forget to stop and get a drink of water from the crystal clear river that runs next to the parish 

church Saint Sebastian.

 The final day of our trip we traveled to the spectacular resort town of Berchtesgaden. After our guided tour, we ventured out to Lake Königsee. The weather was awful. It was freezing, rainy and cloudy but the views were still spectacular. Rob and I have already decided we will be back on a sunny day.

Auf Wiedersehen Österreich!