Road Trip with Dad

Our Road Trip ~

Peter and Marlene Panholzer are longtime friends and since Peter was born and raised in Austria, he organized this trip for us.  Peter Pan, as he is known, selected our overnight stops and then he and Marlene met us in  Techendorf  at the Genießer-Landhotel "Die Forelle"

                                First Night ~ Affi, Italy

Dad and I sat outside with a bottle of wine and watched as the locals walked by, many of them going to a youngster's birthday party nearby.  The family that own and run the Moscal Locanda e Cusina Hotel and Restaurant are marvelous! 

     The Restaurant and food were top notch. The service and kindness of the Owner, wonderful.  If you are ever near Affi, This IS the place to stay and eat!

 Off to Austria, Lake Weisensee in Techendorf.  

The Chef here is one of 32 members of Top Young Chefs of Europe.  Meals consisted of many courses, almost like a Tastings Menu.

The  Dolomite    Mountain Range starts nearby, seen in the background.

The first day was warm and clear so swimming seemed to be in order

Peter, Marlene and I swam across the lake and back ~

        A simply perfect place to just relax and take in the sights.

Loving the new underwater camera!

The second morning we had a ground fog ~ Great for photographs.

Morning Dew and Fog

Everywhere you look was just breathtaking beauty

Day Two was Rain ~  Doesn't stop dedicated fisher-people!  There are many species in the lake, none of which we caught.  One more day of fishing and we would have done well as I discovered where the fish were...  Another time. Any day on a lake is a pretty good day anyhow!

 Marlene's first catch, a Water Lilly! 

 Dad and Peter watched us fishing from comfort....

Prior to heading to Vienna, Austrian Farmer's Market!

             Sampling various Schnapps @ 10AM ~ Why not?

Wolfhound ~ This dog walker went WHERE the Dog wanted to go.