A Day in Prien am Chimsee

On Saturday, we woke up early to catch the train to the Hauptbanhof, so we left the house a little after 7:00. When we arrived at the Hauptbanhof, we met the group and before the train was scheduled to leave, picked up a pastry and two cups of coffee. We were still waiting for Dr. Veltze at 8:30 and the train was scheduled to leave at 8:45. So, Colleen called her landlady and found out that she had left. Dr. Veltze arrived at 8:40, but there was not enough time to get to the platform before the train left. Apparently, all of the clocks in her house had stopped for some reason, so she didn't realize what time it was until it was too late. So, we waited around the train station for an hour for the next train.

After riding the train for about an hour, we arrived at Chimsee. From there, we took a small older train to the ferry landing and took the ferry to Frauen Islen, the women's island, where the convent was located. The island was on the lake and the ride was beautiful with the mountains that surrounded the lake. We all enjoyed watching the sailboats on the water and the birds flying and swimming around.

When we arrived at the island, we decided to eat lunch first, since we were eating as a group and the money we had paid ahead of time was paying for our meals.
The restaurant had a beautiful view of the lake and mountains and we sat out on the patio. Everyone got wonderful food and most people shared. Mary had a yummy homemade pasta with cheese, bacon, and cabbage that came in an iron skillet that was beautifully hand forged. I ordered a spinach pasta with roasted veggies and a cream sauce, which I shared with Benny. Amanda ordered fish and a salad, and she shared the potatoes that came with her meal with Benny. Tiffany and Shea ordered a penne pasta with tomato cream sauce and side salads. Since Tiffany didn't like the salad dressing, she shared that with Benny also. So, Benny ended up sampling a bit of everyone's meal and shared my dessert, a wonderful iced coffee. Some of the others ordered fantastic looking cakes and Shea ordered a banana split, that was beautiful with berries and whipped cream.

After lunch, we walked around the island and Benny and I poked in some little pottery shops along the coastline. We also explored the exterior of the convent, that has been on the island for almost 500 years. When we were tired of walking, Benny and I found a bench along the water and watched the ducks and boats go by. We wrote the last of the postcards that needed to be written and mailed and sat there until it started to sprinkle rain. We found a little alcove beside the ferry landing where we stood until the rest of the group gathered for the ferry back to the mainland. Despite the rain, we enjoyed our time on the island and had a fantastic day.

We took the ferry back and a few of us decided to walk back to the main station instead of waiting on the small train. So, we got to see a little of the town and visit while we waited for the others to arrive. We took the train back to Munich and arrived back at the Hauptbanhof around 7:30. Lyme, Amanda, and some others wanted to go to Marienplatz, so Benny and I joined them for a little while and visited at a restaurant, but we left earlier than the others since we were tired. We got back to the house around 10:00, spent some time with Alegra and the cat, and went to bed.