We rose early to try to get on the road and beat any huge back up but that was not to be. In the wonderful old 500 year old house where we were staying, our host had prepared breakfast. There were six of us. Norbert and myself. Michael , our host who is fascinating having lived in many countries and has the stories to tell. Peter, the Nigerian escapee, who lives in the house and has a private massage practice in town. Volker who is a musician, graphic designer, other talents. And Dani, another guest who had come to experience the Float. The conversation was too rich and engaging to leave.
Pictures of Mountain Float as this place is called.
It's late so I know these pictures got out of order but i trust you if you have followed this far to see what this is :)
So knowing the Autobahn to Munich was closed part way we started out. No signs of trouble at first. Water seemed to be receding. We set GPS for small villages . It was a smart GPS most of the time and told us of closed roads, and detours (umleitung - one word I REALLY learned from repetition!)
We were on the autobahn for a short ways and then looped back through another town and so on over and over.
Finally we were back on the Autobahn past the closure! Needless to say we are relieved!
Next issue was finding our guest haus for the night. We plugged the address into our GPS with whom we were on very good terms by now. It took us around Munich and into the country about 10 kilometers from the airport. Only problem - well one of the problems was that it was 1 and we couldn't check in until 4.
We seemed to be in the middle of no where following a fence when our GPS companion told us to TURN LEFT! We hadn't seen any break in the fence. We turned around and discovered a small opening with a lot of work being done around the area. We squeezed through and proceeded down a dirt road. On our way out we were told that road was supposed to be closed. It turned out the other entrance was several miles away.
We had been to Dachau with our children years before but wanted to drive by. It still is very difficult to find. I can't imagine what it is like to live in the City of Dachau with the constant stream of visitors coming for many reasons and to have your city's name synonymous with the things that happened there.
Pictures of Mountain Float as this place is called.
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| Wonderful old and new furniture |
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| The sauna |
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| Meditation room |
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| The float - as shallow as it is I floated without touching the bottom for an hour. It was in total darkness. A very different kind of meditation. |
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| Meditation room |
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In front of the house |
So knowing the Autobahn to Munich was closed part way we started out. No signs of trouble at first. Water seemed to be receding. We set GPS for small villages . It was a smart GPS most of the time and told us of closed roads, and detours (umleitung - one word I REALLY learned from repetition!)
We were on the autobahn for a short ways and then looped back through another town and so on over and over.
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| I was very glad we were headed north. Those heading south to Salzburg we in trouble |
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| A chance for more small towns |
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| One could get the wrong idea - no traffic here |
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| an exit ramp - tour buses behind schedule trying to find another way |
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| May poles |
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| We saw a LOT of that white van |
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| Something new - a little rain :) |
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| Yet another May pole |
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| You can't get to Salzburg on the Autobahn today. Germany is VERY quick to get up signs of problems |
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| Oh to be in Salzburg.... |
At one point we saw two cars stopped on a side road seeming to be discussing possible routes. We went over to them and Norbert asked a question in German. They told us they didn't speak German. I said how about English and indeed they did. I asked where they were from and they said Bulgaria. We exchanged the bits of info we each had and continued on.
Finally we were back on the Autobahn past the closure! Needless to say we are relieved!
Next issue was finding our guest haus for the night. We plugged the address into our GPS with whom we were on very good terms by now. It took us around Munich and into the country about 10 kilometers from the airport. Only problem - well one of the problems was that it was 1 and we couldn't check in until 4.
We seemed to be in the middle of no where following a fence when our GPS companion told us to TURN LEFT! We hadn't seen any break in the fence. We turned around and discovered a small opening with a lot of work being done around the area. We squeezed through and proceeded down a dirt road. On our way out we were told that road was supposed to be closed. It turned out the other entrance was several miles away.
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| Interesting building on our way in |
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| High water level but several were fishing |
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| One of many streams carrying extra dirt |
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| To our Gasthaus |
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| We were delighted to find it had a restaurant and they were serving lunch or dinner. We had a long meal |
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| These on the rest rooms were too cute not to capture |
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| We discovered we were only a few miles from Dachau |
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| A very ordinary German town |
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| Unless you know what to look for you can' find the camp - signs read | KZ- Gedenkstatte |
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| When we visited there was a barrack you could walk through - "bunk beds" wooden platforms 3 layers high. The ovens, the room with "the showers" |
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| This is the Carmelite monastery that has caused considerable tension. The sisters wanted to have a house of prayer by the site of the camp. Jews have been offended that something Christian would be so close to this site |
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| Since we were there a memorial site has been created and that is now the entrance with a modern bookstore and information center. |
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