  August 21 We started the day with juice and pastries purchased in Neumarkt, then drove on to
Burghausen. Here is the
longest castle in Europe. We strolled from one end to the other and back, before pressing on. |
 We crossed to border to Austria and began anew our search for local currency – this time Austrian Schillings. We found a Bankomat in one of the first towns we entered and easily obtained some cash.
We soon found ourselves in Salzburg, the city of the "Sound of Music" and many other musical adventures. After finding a place to park (relatively easy, the white P on blue background means the same thing in Europe as it does here) |
 We left Salzburg and headed for Berchtesgaden (Germany). The route winds along a mountain stream before ending in this historic town. We parked (easier in small towns) and walked through the stadtmitte. Hot day: beer needed, located, and consumed.
On the road again, now looking for a place to spend the night. We found the Gasthof Edelweiß in Siegsdorf, just off the autobahn we were planning to take the next day. [For those unfamiliar with German, the ß is not a funny "B," rather it is a double-s, so the English spelling of the Gasthof would be "Edelweiss."] After another excellent Bavarian dinner, we took a walk through the neighborhood. Siegsdorf is a small town with many well-maintained houses and yards (but no web site that I could find). |