Friday, February 27, 2015

Saint Gallen, Switzerland to Oberstdorf, Germany

To get to Oberstdorf you take highway 7 which connects to highway 13, then take highway 203 through Fußach and Bregenz. In Bregenz for some authentic Austrian food you can go to Gaststätte zum Goldenen Hirschen.












If you feel like doing some more outdoor activities in Bregenz, 5 Kilometers south there are walking and biking trails surrounding the Rhine River in the Rheindelta park.


















Heading south on highway 190 to 200 and finally onto 205 you head out of Austria and into Germany. Once on the Germany side you can take Balderschwang through the mountains until you hit highway 19 going south to Oberstdorf. Once in Oberstdorf there are many things to do outdoors, especially at this time of year. As in a lot of Austria and Lichtenstein, Bavaria is about freezing, and there is a lot of good alpine skiing to be done.
There is the Heini Klopfer Ski jump, Allgäu am Söllereck Climbing Park, and Sleigh rides.





























































Friday, February 6, 2015

Zürich, Switzerland to Saint Gallen, Switzerland

My trip starts in Altstadt Zürich.
There are many things you can do in Zürich, but in an effort to absorb the Swiss culture I am stopping by all the places tourists do not often go. In Altstadt I'm going to the neighborhood Kreis 1 where there is a Lokal called Bierfalken, which serves all regional Swiss foods as well as German and Austrian dishes.


  Leaving Zürich to go to Oberstdorf, Germany through St. Gallen, Switzerland I take A7 east. this is going to take me to the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. By staying on A7 east you can drive right alongside the Swiss lake of Bondensee for a beautiful drive.


 Upon arriving in Saint Gallen you can see that this is a smaller town hidden away in Switzerland, and holds many treasures.


  One treasure is a popular local brew called Schwarzer Bär Bier, which I enjoyed at a lokal called Birreria Bierladen. 



















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