The Open Road and Füssen

Posted by Chelsie on Aug 23, 2012 | 2 comments

This morning we finally remembered to take the camera down to breakfast in order to get some pictures so you guys can see what we’ve been raving about the last few days. As you can see, describing it in words, just doesn’t cut it. We pretty much stuffed ourselves and then headed back to the room to pack up and check out so we could get on the road to Füssen, another Bavarian town at the very southern tip of Germany. Before we left we thought it would be a good idea to pick up some lunch for the road even though we were far from being hungry after the giant breakfast we ate. We have this really great travel guide that recommended a spicy sausage stand in the old part of town so we headed that direction figuring we could find a parking spot somewhere near the river to avoid having to drive in old town Salzburg. Our guidebook says, “Mozart never drove in old town and neither should you” and based on what we have seen so far, the book is right. Unfortunately we were not able to find a parking spot so we just continued on hoping that the extra yogurts and to-go Nutella packets we swiped from the hotel breakfast would hold us over until Füssen.

The drive was about 3 hours, but it went by pretty fast due to the fact that everything here is postcard perfect and every time you round a bend, another fabulous sight awaits. We only stopped once at a small grocery store so Andrew could get some iced coffee and snacks. The highlight of the store was this bread vending machine where you press a button and bread pops out. Andrew of course was so intrigued that he bought two pretzels. Some of the drive was on the highway (Autobahn) and other parts were on two-lane country roads where inevitably we were constantly getting stuck behind big rigs, RVs, and even cows crossing the road at one point. We didn’t mind too much though as we were just cruising with the windows down. It smelled like cows (in a good way) and freshly-cut grass for most of the trip.

When we we arrived in Füssen, we found our hotel really quickly, but took a few turns in two of the cities roundabouts before we figured out where to park to check in. The guy at the front desk Sebastian was really friendly and helpful. He really made us feel welcome in Füssen. After we unloaded our stuff from the car, we decided to explore the small town which actually has a good amount of things to see considering its size. As soon as we got outside it began pouring rain, but that didn’t stop us from ducking into a few shops and finding a great Italian restaurant on TripAdvisor for Dinner. Ristorante Pizzeria il Pescator was just a few blocks away from our hotel in the pedestrian shopping area of town. The food was absolutely delicious, again surprising considering the town’s size. I posted some pictures of it below in case you are interested in seeing what we ate. By the time we were done eating, the rain had completely vanished and the sun made a quick appearance before setting over the Lech River. We grabbed some quick gelato (again, this being so close to Italy, Italian food choices abound) and headed back to the hotel to call it a night. Tomorrow we are planning to hike to some amazing nearby Bavarian castles so that should be fun.

Cheers,

Chelsie & Andrew