A Mini Saturday Trip

It hasn't been an easy few days with personal sadness and the heavy heart and fear for Japan right now. We're looking for some bright spots and optimism and on Saturday we decided to just get out of Munich for an afternoon and get away from things. We hopped in the car and took off to a sleepy little town called Wasserburg am Inn. It's nestled in the middle of nowhere and the landscape is so unique:

Photo courtesy of www.wasserburg.de

This small town is one of the oldest in Bavaria and it's definitely apparent when you walk around. It was a very important spot for salt trade in early days. With being on a main water way, it was an important trade area with the Balkans, Austria and Italy. The village is tiny and you can walk around the old center in about 1 hour and see absolutely everything, but it is definitely worth taking your time and taking in all of the old architecture and history. Of course, stopping for a coffee or a good lunch is always on the agenda.

I want to share a few photos I took. The weather was lovely and we couldn't have asked for a more relaxing day.

This is a gate leading into the city from a bridge. It's a combination of being a little imposing, but a signal of strength, history, and mystery that lies behind those walls.

You can see the city is built up to be rather tall. This is to avoid flooding when the river swells. The inside of the city is also built up on small hills and you can spend the day walking up and down hundreds of stairs to get different views of building and the village itself.

This is the town hall. Of course, there is a bakery on the ground floor and outside people are sitting and enjoying coffee and cake.

German cities always have an abundance of churches. They are most always the biggest and tallest buildings in cities, towns, and villages. It is not any different here.

This is another church was stumbled upon when walking up a long flight of stairs. The church had a date on it that was back from the 1400s. It was clear looking at it that it was worn and has stood the test of time.

One thing I loved was the brilliantly colored buildings all in a row. This was on one of the main streets through Wasserburg.

Another street (this one was very narrow) with the bright colors.

There were all sorts of fascinating architecture in nooks and crannies. You just have to keep your eyes opened.

After walking through the streets, we headed towards the river to see if there were any nice views we could find.

We were not disappointed. Even though the trees haven't turned green yet, it was still breathtaking.

We walked down to the river and we could see the water was at a pretty low level and we were walking on the river bed.

I thought the low water level was nice for such wonderful views.

We ended our small journey by walking along the river for about an hour. Every minute was enjoyable. After, we headed back home and spent a quiet evening together.

I'm so glad we took this day to cherish our time together. These are moments we never take for granted.
xoxo