Where's Bertie? He's still in the car park by Starnberger See.
Weather: Wall-to-wall sunshine until late afternoon when a few clouds started to form. Hot.
Over breakfast, as I looked at where we were heading today, I realised that our plan had become flawed. At the point of planning we wanted to be on the west side of Munich on Saturday morning; we now want to be on the east side, and that small change has meant that the next place we were going to visit en-route is no longer en-route. There wasn't any problem with coming up with somewhere else to go today; the problem that then struck me was that there is also no longer a service point sitting conveniently in our way - something we will need before Saturday morning. Another bout of planning (involving all of the books *and* all of the Apps) told me that not only would we need to make a detour, but we would also need to visit a pay-Stellplatz at which we didn't want to stay (I narrowed the possible service points down to two, both at Stellplatz that have no shade - an essential requirement today).
After much contemplation the conclusion was to spend another night here. Parking with a little shade, woodland/waterside paths to walk, a lake in which to swim - if you need to fritter away a day of excessive heat, this is not a bad place to do it.
Our day didn't unfold with much difference from yesterday. Instead of a run this morning, we went for a walk, finding the village of Bernried to be typically Bavarian and meritous of being featured on a chocolate box (I say that, but I can't think of any chocolate selection I've ever eaten that featured a pretty view on the front. Fudge and biscuits, yes, but chocolates, no).
Thanks to the German's habit of signposting local commerce, a short detour down a road we would otherwise have ignored took us to a bakery, so we came back from our outing toting some bread for lunch and a couple of nußschnecken for elevenses.
The rest of our day really was a repetition of yesterday, involving a swim in the lake and much sitting in the shade.
Bertie hasn't been entirely without exercise. Last night we took him back across the car park, to our original spot, for a more level place to sleep. This morning we brought him back to the shade. The two minutes of air-con on each journey was glorious!
Weather: Wall-to-wall sunshine until late afternoon when a few clouds started to form. Hot.
Over breakfast, as I looked at where we were heading today, I realised that our plan had become flawed. At the point of planning we wanted to be on the west side of Munich on Saturday morning; we now want to be on the east side, and that small change has meant that the next place we were going to visit en-route is no longer en-route. There wasn't any problem with coming up with somewhere else to go today; the problem that then struck me was that there is also no longer a service point sitting conveniently in our way - something we will need before Saturday morning. Another bout of planning (involving all of the books *and* all of the Apps) told me that not only would we need to make a detour, but we would also need to visit a pay-Stellplatz at which we didn't want to stay (I narrowed the possible service points down to two, both at Stellplatz that have no shade - an essential requirement today).
After much contemplation the conclusion was to spend another night here. Parking with a little shade, woodland/waterside paths to walk, a lake in which to swim - if you need to fritter away a day of excessive heat, this is not a bad place to do it.
Our day didn't unfold with much difference from yesterday. Instead of a run this morning, we went for a walk, finding the village of Bernried to be typically Bavarian and meritous of being featured on a chocolate box (I say that, but I can't think of any chocolate selection I've ever eaten that featured a pretty view on the front. Fudge and biscuits, yes, but chocolates, no).
Just a couple of the buildings in the village.
There was no good vantage point for a snap of the Kloster (which I had assumed was a Schloß when I ran past yesterday, based on its size and grand appearance)
Thanks to the German's habit of signposting local commerce, a short detour down a road we would otherwise have ignored took us to a bakery, so we came back from our outing toting some bread for lunch and a couple of nußschnecken for elevenses.
The rest of our day really was a repetition of yesterday, involving a swim in the lake and much sitting in the shade.
Bertie hasn't been entirely without exercise. Last night we took him back across the car park, to our original spot, for a more level place to sleep. This morning we brought him back to the shade. The two minutes of air-con on each journey was glorious!
I Googled your Nußschnecken only to find the answer in German but with the option for a translation Here it is including the "lukewarm snails."
ReplyDelete1 For the yeast dough, all ingredients should have room temperature. The raisins ever in rum insert.
2 Prepare a softer yeast dough from the ingredients mentioned above and leave it for at least 30 min. let it rest covered in a warm place.
3 In the meantime, prepare the abundance. Mix all the ingredients well together so that a fairly pulpy mass is produced. If necessary, add some more liquid in the form of rum, water or milk. Preheat the oven to 175 ° C.
4 Now roll out the dough about 0.5 cm thick on a painted cloth.
5 Now pass the fullness on the dough. Then use the cloth to roll up the dough. From this roll cut off about 1.5 cm wide strips, which are placed with the cut side down on a baking sheet laid with baking paper.
6 Do not put the snails too tight and covered again for about 15 minutes. let go. Brush with a battered egg before baking.
7 Now bake the golden-yellow particles for about 15 minutes and then allow to cool slightly. Mix the finely sifted icing sugar with rum and / or lemon juice to a thick mass and brush with the lukewarm snails.
Automatic translations do provide good entertainment!
DeleteNuß = nut. Schecken = snails. So just like a French 'Escargot aux Raisins' but with a nut mix instead of fruit.