Showing posts with label Ferry from Konstanz to meerburg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferry from Konstanz to meerburg. Show all posts

Monday, March 23, 2009

Driving to Bavaria

Getting to Bavaria from Switzerland took us to the scenic lakeside town of Konstanz, where we drove onto a ferry aboard which we crossed the Bodensee to Meersburg.

The Bodensee, which is also known as Lake Constance, is the second largest of the Alpine Lakes. At 40 miles by 7 miles, it is large enough to be referred to as the "Swabian Ocean."
I remember being on the ferry, with the wind blowing through our hair, but I wouldn't have known exactly which ferry without Julie telling me. I don't know how she remembered.
Meersburg is supposed to be even more scenic than Konstanz, but I don't have any photos of it.

Julie and I have always enjoyed tooling about through the countryside and soaking in the scenery. Germany has lots of pastoral areas with panoramic views.


We did have a very nice hotel that night. Hotel Konig Ludwig is located in Schwangau at the foot of Bavaria. Traveling as a couple, it is possible to find some interesting farmhouse B & B's, but once there are two couples, small hotels are the best option. As always, when I say it was a nice hotel, it doesn't mean fancy or modern by US standards, but a bad hotel in Europe can be very bad, so we are always happy with nice for the price we are willing to pay.