This was a planned rest day. Had we stuck with the Maximiliansweg, we would have needed to climb over a mile elevation gain across 12 miles to Hochfelln (a mountain peak), arriving by 4:45pm in order to take the gondola down to Bergen for our overnight stay. It just sounded like way to much to accomplish, without a backup place to stay atop the mountain if we missed the last lift down. So instead we walked a leisurely 8 miles on bike paths in the valley, reaching our accommodation in Bergen by lunchtime. We decided to spend the afternoon visiting the nearby Chiemsee, the largest lake in Bavaria, which we had been seeing views of from the mountains since our first day of hiking.
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| Bayern, Bayern! |
It was another minimal-photography day.
After arriving in Bergen, we enjoyed lunch at the bakery adjacent to our pension, then walked a mile+ to the train station in Bernhaupten to catch a train to Prien. In Prien, we walked another mile+ to the ferry docks, at which point Leslie noted with consternation that we had walked an awful lot already for a "rest day." We took a ferry to the smaller of the lake's two islands, the Fraueninsel (the Herreninsel will have to wait until next time), and, with a bazillion or so other tourists, walked around the island (which didn't take long--it's very small). We ate dinner at a restaurant in Prien, where Leslie lost and found a beloved item, after which we headed back to Bergen by train and foot. Thanks again, Deutsche Bahn 9-Euro ticket!
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| Approaching the Fraueninsel |
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