Today we move on to Seefeld in Tirol. We were catching the 8:32am train so we had an early breakfast and set off for platform 19. This proved to be false information so we set off for platform 29 which in normal circumstances would have been correct. Unfortunately there was a sign on the platform which I could not read but it severed the purpose because it was decided to make inquiries. It seems that the train which should have left from there and would have taken us directly to our destination had been cancelled because of track repairs. We had to catch a later train to Innsbruck and from there another to Seefeld in Tirol. I was told the original trip would have been more scenic but we saw good scenery anyway. After about half way to Innsbruck we travelled away from rolling farm lands and travelled with high mountains all the way to our terminus. Innsbruck is surrounded by high mountains. We changed trains and headed for Seefeld and soon started climbing up steadily from the 600 odd metres we had been at for the last couple of days; eventually reaching an elevation of 1250meters. On the left of the train was a valley with some industrial buildings and an airport at first, then giving way to house and eventually flat farmlands. There were plenty of scenery to photograph but every time I was ready to push the button trees would get in the way; plenty of them; very frustrating. We reached Seefeld after an hour. My! What a stunning alpine village. After we unpacked in our room with a view of the surrounding mountains; suddenly panic stations Fay could not find her passport; turned out we had left it under a pillow at the Inter City Hotel back in Munich. Our new hotel receptionist rang the Munich hotel and yes they had found it. John started to work out a train schedule for us to return immediately to pick it up. I was not happy to return straight away as we would not be able to explore Seefeld, so I suggested we return the next day at a slower pace. This we did; it turned out to be the best option. Panic over we started exploring. The first thing we found was a hairdresser. We made an appointment for Fay at 4pm. That was good, she had been looking for one for a long time; they are hard to find in large towns. Then we found a post office; good we could send of postcards. Then we found a public Laundromat; I did the laundry while Fay had her hair washed and set ready for our dinner appointment with the rest of the group at 7:30 pm. The town is small about 1200 permanent residents which double with tourists who come to the area to enjoy the mountain walks. While Fay and the laundry were being processed I explored the town. I found a lovely cottage with both a well tendered garden as well as a wild garden; the base of the wild garden was red clover with its red flowers supporting small white daisies, wild red poppies and a variety of other flowers of various colours. I found shops with nice pictures on their walls; a soap specialist shop that smelled nice and one of my favourites; a supermarket. I could have bought a nice hot meal with vegetables here. As it was I could not resist a big fat brown sausage which I enjoyed in a small park by a church; its bells were ringing and the sausage was heavenly. Our hotel is part of a casino complex. We have a beautiful view of the town with mountains as a backdrop from our window.
Before we dined as a group at 7:30 I took advantage of the gathering to take a group photograph. Our set Menu:
Salad from the Buffet.
Parfait of raw ham with watercress.
Carrots – ginger soup.
Braised veal shank with potatoes.
Mousse of lime and yoghurt with rhubarb or Ice coupe of black forest
Picture show our Hotel Karwendelhof in Seefeld, and two views from our room.
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