The amount of our visitors who have expressed surprise at the beauty Bavaria has to offer, and have said that they had always previously thought of Germany as a grey and uninspiring country, will never cease to amaze me. And a little like my determination to stamp out the myths that all English Food is bad, and that we Brits all have terrible teeth, M’Lud, I present these pictures of Beautiful Berchtesgaden as my first piece of evidence. It’s little wonder that a huge amount of historical figures (!) enjoyed spending time here, it’s truly stunning! My last Silent Sunday was taken there too, for those wondering.
We took a boat out across the emerald Konigsee itself, together with a pretzel eating dog, fighting children (not mine for once) and a Captain who stopped the boat in the middle of the lake, to play the trumpet. It seems that everyone apart from us was expecting this to happen, and you could almost hear a pin drop as he raised the trumpet to his lips and played a tune, only to have it answered beautifully by several echos from the surrounding mountains.
We stopped to have a look at St. Bartholomä, the beautiful domed church that takes precedence on the water’s edge on the other side of the lake. Certain people thought that the domes looked like chocolate teacakes which made them hungry, and insisted we stopped at the rather gorgeous Bier Garten for a drink and a snack. Somehow The Five Year Old ended up with a glass of buttermilk, quite traditional here, but he wasn’t altogether that keen on it. Thankfully there was nothing wrong with our bier, and apart from all patrons being periodically frightened to death by large conkers dropping onto their tables, all was well.
A quick paddle in the freezing lake afterwards, all of us stunned into semi-silence by the gorgeous surroundings, we then headed back to Konigsee. This journey could have been relaxing, but the Seven Year Old was desperate for the toilet, and this particular boat was incredibly slow.
All essentials taken care of, we then spent the afternoon admiring the view, eating ice-cream and buying unsuitable items like wooden catapults with Konigsee inscribed into them (for the time being forgotten about on a high shelf), thanks for that one Grandad.
A beautiful place, and I would highly recommend a visit if you should be in the area. Did I mention it was good for shopping?
We didn’t visit that part of Germany. My partner is from the Baden-Baden area, Karslruhle actually.
Thanks Jean! It’s worth a visit on your next trip over! :)
i always knew germany would be beautiful, but your pictures really bring it home. gorgeous photography emma. love the one of the kids, ankles-in-water. love the nuns – they look so lovely in blue! :)
Aw thank you. I am slowly getting used to my new baby! :)
Love you pictures! I have always wanted to visit Bavaria. That is where most of my ancestors are from. I was lucky enough to travel to Dresden and Berlin, but Bavaria calls out to me the most. It is on my to do list for sure!
I am sure you will love it! Thanks for commenting…
Such lovely photos, catching so many contrasts and scenes of Germany
Thank you! I always try to capture as much of a country as I can while we are there… :)
Oh, what a lovely blog post. Thanks for sharing beautiful Bavaria with us. I am SO gonna visit Bavaria some day! I really loved the bit about the trumpet blowing Captain!
xx Jazzy
Thanks Jazzy. It was beautiful and very clever! He could have had a friend standing on a mountain playing a trumpet back of course…
I am amazed to hear that so many people think that Germany is drab! It is so beautiful, and even just everyday older architecture is so sweet and charming. One of the best things about moving to Germany for me was that most of my views were beautiful, all the time!
I love that last picture of the nuns shopping– really cute!
It is indeed! It’s the same as people thinking it rains in the UK EVERY day! So glad you like the picture of the Nuns too! :)
You are very lucky to live somewhere so gorgeous. Every photo sells it:-)
Thank you. Glad you like the photos! :)
Fantastic pictures! A great insight into a country I know very little about – would like to get to know those huge pretzels a bit better too… :)
Thank you! It’s a beautiful part of the world, and yes, those pretzels are a bit too beautiful as well! :D
Truly gorgeous – and actually I did think Germany would be that pretty. Have spent lots of time browsing brochures over the years!
Thank you! Good good… And you still need to book that Munich trip! :D
Breathtakingly beautiful. I know what you mean about the stereotypes – Austria ans Switzerland are supposed to look like this and Germany is supposed to look like an East Berlin housing estate. I also remembering being surprised by how beautiful (and clean) Germany is. Tbh, I was a bit shocked by how much I liked it – that wasn’t supposed to happen.
This area is so close to Austria, but there are other bits of Bavaria that are just as stunning! I love Berlin too though, in fact I love most of the world, there are only a couple of countries that I wouldn’t be bothered about visiting again actually :D
oh wow those pictures sold it to me from the start im booking to go right now how FABULOUS
Thanks Helen, let me know when you come over, we need to visit the cake shops! :D
you temptress !!!
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It looks stunning! Will have to make it there.
PS1: I LOVE Bretzels…
PS2: the nuns pic really made me smile!
Thank you FW! I am so glad you like the Nun picture, it made me laugh! :D
Fab pictures!
Thanks Kelly! :)
Beautiful words and pictures. They do look like chocolate teacakes!
Thank you Older Mum. They do don’t they… :D
A lovely collection of pictures! The pretzels look so good! x
Aw thank you! They actually are really too good. I am hoping if I eat too many I might get sick of them… That’s the plan anyway! :D
That looks really beautiful and so scenic. My eyes went straight to the bagels :)
Thank you! You must be like me then, it was one of the first things I spotted! :D
The trumpet playing captain makes me smile and I can just imagine the echo replying. The photos are beautiful, you capture the landscape, saving it for others to enjoy. xxx
Thank you Sheonad, glad you liked it! :) xxx
Wow, what a gorgeous place and such beautiful photographs. The last one is my favourite.
Thank you! I just spotted them as we were leaving. Wanted to hang around to see what they were buying but the ticket was about to run out on the car! :D