Continuing the mini break after Legoland, we drove approx. another 1.5hrs thru Munich to Starnberg. Our next destination... The lake - Starnberger see...
After check in at our hotel - Hotel Residence Starnberger See - we freshened up a little and then went on our hunt for the next Beer Garden we can find. When you are in Bayern (Bavaria), you look for beer garden food!!...
At the recommendation of the hotel receptionist, the nearest one to us is Tutzinger Biergarten and that was where we went...
Took awhile before we made the turn into the small little road leading up to this beautiful beer garden by the lake.. Our stomachs were already growling with a vengeance by the time we arrived.. Stepping out of the car, we were greeted with the smell of BBQ fish.. Heavenly...
Stangerl Fisch
We had our fills and took our time to soak in the beautiful view of the sunset by the lake.. Priceless!!...
Day 2 started with a decent breakfast at the hotel. We then drove down to Starnberg Port where our little (approx) 3hr roundabout cruise starts (and ends... lol).
The beautiful Starnberger see is only 1 of 5 lakes in this region - Fünfseeland.. If we have the time and chance, maybe we can make a trip to visit all of them..
As it was still early, we also made a trip to the oldest pilgrimage church in Bavaria since 1850 - Kloster Andechs.. The interior of the church was simply breathtaking...
Interior of the church
We decided to be adventurous and made the climb to the top of the bell tower.. Do not try this if you are afraid of heights and claustrophobic...
Interior of the bell tower
Exterior of the bell tower
The last adventure of the day was the forest climb (in my flimsy sandals) to the 'König Ludwig II Gedenkstätte' where King Ludwig was said to have drowned. A church was built at this point in remembrance of him.
Memorial cross (the small one) at the spot where King Ludwig's body was found
So.. that's the end of our short 2 day break... Looking forward to the next one but I hope we don't get sunburnt again.. Lol...
