Gorgeous drive today from Innsbruck to Nördlingen. Passed some gorgeous scenery as we passed through Seefeld.

Seefeld vistas.

Driving through the little town of Krün.

Wallgau…

Kochel am See

Kochel am See – Walchensee.

Walchensee.

Kochel am See

Kochel am See

Kochel am See

Kochel

Nördlingen! Nördlingen is a small town in Bavaria that is entirely encircled by some extremely well preserved medieval walls – complete with covered walking parapets and towers! The city centre is based around the massive gothic St George’s cathedral. Its tower is called Daniel and from the top of it, you can see views of the entire town.

Located about 150kms northwest of Munich, it is built in a 15 million year old crater site! Currently home to some 20,000 residents, Nördlingen dates back to 898AD and was the location of two famous battles of the 30 Years War which happened between 1618 to 1648. Today it is one of the few Geraman towns (along with Berching, Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg on der Tauber) that have their completely intact medieval city walls.

Walking around Nördlingen is like stepping back in time. The old timber construction medieval house, the cobblestone streets, the quaint shop all in the shadow of the town’s central gothic church.

The Rathaus.

A ‘Bayrish pub’..! Crossover Bavarian and Irish. Classic.

For our last night in Germany, we of course were seeking out the last of the jagerschnitzels. This one had a delicious rich mushroom sauce, but the schnitzel was enormous and everything here is served with fries or spetzle… so carbs on carbs with a carbs motif. So tasty, but way too rich to eat half of it!

Cute! Snail mascot… they need to up their game if they want to compete with Japan’s mascots, but super cute nonetheless.

I saw a very odd looking tree in the middle of the town square and for the life of me was wondering – what the hell is a grevillea tree doing in the middle of a tiny town in Germany! On closer inspection, we got an answer. How obscure?! Nördlingen and Wagga Wagga are sister cities? Who would have guessed. Wagga Wagga! lol

Lovely little town with a very cool vibe… I would love to spend a bit more time here.