Day 11 - Irsee

We woke up, ate breakfast, packed and hit the road. We drove to Irsee where we are staying at a cloister brewery. Irsee is out in the middle of farmland and alpine countryside. Once we got off the autobahn we made our way through a series of small towns in the most amazing green field and forest patched area. The monastary is kinda like a resort, everything here is beautiful. We went to check in but apparently they didn't have us in their main books, so they started preparing a room for us and told us to check back in a little while. We walked around, found a duck pond, ate lunch and then checked in to a room about 3 times the size of the one we originally booked since there was the mix up at no added cost.

After settling in and taking a little rest we went out for a walk in the woods that we saw out by the duck pond. Our walk turned into a bit of a mushroom hunt. We saw such a large variety of mushrooms. Out beyond the forest clearing along a little path to the next forested area we passed a man and his dog. He was carrying what Jacob thought was a dug up sign post, but was infact a huge mushroom. We carried on into the thick birch forest. All the while we could hear the ringing of cowbells from just beyond the forest in the pastures, although we could never see them as the forrest was too thick. We cant describe how amazingly green everything was. The ground and treestumps were covered in the most lush, thick and flourishing moss. The sun shining through scattered light all across the ground and the smell of wood burning chimnies filled the air. We walked for about 3 hours and decided to turn back. We got back and took showeres and went and got some dinner and sat out in the beer garden and relaxed. Tomorrow we are thinking of heading to Fussen and seeing some castles.


Pictures are having a hard time loading, internet is a little slow here. Hopefully we can get some up soon, they are amazing.