Today we Take the Bus to King Lake Koning See - Wow!

Today we had a plan to go see the outskirts of Salzburg.  We looked through some brochures and saw there was such pretty lakes in the surrounding areas.  Nick saw the pictures of the Koning See and so we figured out how to get there.
Berchtesgadener land Bahn Bus
We took the city bus to the train station and found out the lake was close by a little town called Berchtegaden using Bus 840.  From there you take Bus 841 to this lake! 

OK we are on our way! 

It was fun to drive out of town...and see the pretty sights especially the cute Tirolean style houses!

Don't you just love it?????!!!!!!!

We have had a lot of rain recently...and the rivers are getting higher & higher!

We got off the Bus 840 and changed over to Bus 841...and off we went again!  This time we turned off a pretty road and started to climb upward!

We then went in and around darling houses - farmhouses!

Wow...how cute is that! 

 Then we came to the end of the ride...and everyone got off!  We walked along the shops - yes we were on the right track...for all these shops were for us tourists...of course! 

The rain came down...most of the afternoon!  Oh gosh Nick....so' glad we have an umbrella! 

 Then we came down to the water!!!!
Yes the lake was so pretty!!!

 Koenig See Berchtesgarden

 The boat was in such nice shape...an older boat and well maintained and everything was shining and painted and very very clean! 

The boat was stopped - electric motor turned off... in this narrow part...and the guy pulls out a horn (Marilyn????!!!!) and he begins to play the horn....right there (even though it was raining...he opened up the little door & stood out) on the lake...and we all listened because the sound would rickshaw off the rocks and mountains and echoed 7 X!!!!! 

Cool huh?!!!!  When he finished - he closed the door...put away the horn and reached for his Captains cap...and gave us all an opportunity to give a tip!  Ha!

 We made 2 stops on the lake & Nick & I just enjoyed the ride and did not disembark...it continued to rain!  This lake has many many hikes all over these mountains! Pretty neat!  A beautiful area but there was a lot of fog as you can see! 

 The water was green!  It was said it was the cleanest water in Austria!

 Coming back to the wharf where we started from!  What a cute picture this is! 

 This is a snow park & what fun...a toboggan ride!  So where is the snow????

 

 We picked up again to get us back to the other bus...and headed back to Salzburg after a really enjoyable and relaxing day!


It let us know we both wanted to enjoy the countryside more...and so when we returned back to the train station in Salzburg we went to the car rental Budget/Avis and talked about renting a car for a few days???  We were pleased with the information ~ our plan we decided was to drive from Salzburg to Innsbruck and instead of doing it with train...we will do it with car...going through the countryside...enjoying areas like  Kitzbuhel & all those Tirolean villages in this area...shall we do it Nick??????  Yes we did!  Tomorrow we pick up the car...at 11:00 am!!!!  YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

 We came back to the hotel, freshened up and asked the front desk if they could recommend a real Austrian restaurant where we could enjoy some Austrian dishes????

She suggested one a few blocks away....

 The Old Fox / Alter Fuchs

 It was delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a family that was also standing in line waiting for a seat~

Andrew & his wife Anna with their children Biaka & Jake.  Andrew & Anna and family are Polish and have lived in the US already 30 years!  They presently live in Florida~  Both kids play instruments and so the family is touring Austria, Salzburg & Vienna & Hungary Budapest!  It was fun to chat with them!