What looked like a good start to a beautiful day ended up with torential showers in the Alps. We were able to take advantage of the sunny morning to take a gandola ride in Lermoos, Austria, but unfortunately we were not fast enough to beat the storm before we got to Linderhof Castle. We stopped for late lunch prior to Linderhof only to see the inevitable rain clouds approach and turn our sunny porchside lunch into a dash to the inside dining room before getting drenched. The rain would not cease after that. We were able to get some pictures along the way, but it definitely put a hamper on the kids being able to play in public playgrounds that we encountered along the way (so much for that idea). We ended the Bavarian excursion with drive along the Romantic Road....still not sure why it is called Romantic (maybe the last 10 miles into Fussen would be considered that). Still we tried to make the best of it.......but considering it was still 5 hours back to St. Ingbert from Fussen, we had to find all sorts of stuff to keep kids entertained (music, I-Spy, Count the Windmills, How Fast Can Daddy Go?, etc.....). We made it home safe, though 2 hours later than expected due to traffic on Autobahn from highway renovations.
(Comments welcomed)
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| Gondola Ride in Lermoos |
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| Doing a little hike at the end of the Gondola ride. |
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| View from the first Gondola stop |
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| This is relaxing |
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| Cool views |
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| Stopping to get some grub before visiting Linderhof Castle |
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| Seeing rainclouds approaching while eating lunch |
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| Staring at rain after *moving* inside |
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| Too Late! Storm overtook us! Linderhof Castle cancelled. |
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| Kids tried to make the best of it, considering the weather |
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| Drive back to St. Ingbert. Had kids ready in PJs since we would be in late but never thought we'd be in St. Ingbert at 2am. |
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