Gruss Gott

159 Geschwendt??????????

Room with a view

After two long days of driving we finally arrived in Abersee in Austria, late Sunday afternoon.  The Sat Nav couldn’t find the place, so we had to stop and ask directions and we eventually found it tucked away at the back of 5 other guesthouses.  Apparently there are about 5 streets called Gschwendt, either that or this little area is called Gschwendt, and the streets have no names, as we were driving down all these Gschwendts to find number 159.  Our hosts are very old, und sprechen nein English!  The children’s’ playground comprises of a rickety plastic slide and two swings like the ones you buy from Big W.  Although I haven’t looked at it closely I’ve seen the ‘health spa’ through the window and from what I can gather it is a treadmill, an exercise bike, a few dumbbells, and I think there’s a sauna in there somewhere.  There are about 10 other rooms, I think ours is the only ‘apartment’ and we are the only ones staying here.  It’s kind of creepy, a bit like The Adam’s Family crossed with a polish version of The Shining!! (See pics).  Josefa and Hans are kind and friendly, but we can’t understand a word, and she knows this, but still keeps talking and talking and talking!

As we were settling in and bringing our bags up from the car, Amelia, being very excited, decided to wander off and look around.  I thought she was with Maciek and he thought she was with me.  Once we realized she was with neither of us we started calling for her and back came a faint ‘yeah?’

-where are you?

-In here.

-Where?

-In the toilet.

She wasn’t in ours.  So which one was she in?  Whose room was she in?

-Amelia?

-Yeah?

-Which toilet are you in?

-I don’t know, the one with flowers in the window.

Well that could have been any of them.  We looked in three rooms before we found her, sitting on a toilet in another guest room, NOT doing a number 1.  Unfortunately these toilets have shelves for self inspection, the deposits are then flushed down into the water afterwards.  Needless to say the smell was not pleasant.

-What are you doing in here?

-I just wanted to have a look around.

Good job we are the only guests.

Creepy Jesus above the bed!

Creepy Gasthof aside, this place is stunning.

Things we have learnt: 

Noah hates the car, which means we all do.  So think of us when we are on a long day drives.

Noah thinks it will take a heck of a lot more than some crappy mountains, stinking lakes, and stupid cows to take my attention away from the excitement of BINS!!

Noah is 1 year too young for this trip!