A Day in Wasserburg

Yesterday we got up and ready early so that we had time to make breakfast before we headed to the train. We left the house about 7:50 to catch the 8:10 train, only for me to realize part way there that I’d left my train pass at the house (yes, again!). This time, I turned around and went back for it, none too happy with myself. When we were off again, this meant catching the 8:30 train, with no time in between at Pasing to stop at the ATM and get some fruit, which we had originally planned to do. When we arrived at Pasing, we literally had to run to catch the bus to the library so that we would be there at the appointed 9:00 to ride with the group and library faculty to Wasserburg.

When we arrived at Wasserburg after an hour or so charter bus ride through the country and past the soccer arena, we did a group tour of the historic medieval city, with some of the group doing the English tour and most of the library faculty doing the German tour. Petra and Ursula joined us for the English tour, as well as Carolina, so it was fun to get to know them a bit better. (Pictured here is Petra and Lyme.)We saw several inner courtyards, some sights along the river, and some historic buildings with frescoes. We also saw the guest house where Mozart stayed a few times on his trips to and from Salzburg. Since Wasserburg is located on a peninsula, we had some incredible views of the town and river at higher points along the trip.

When the tour was over, we all gathered at a traditional German restaurant where I had schnitzel and Benny had sauerkraut and sausages. We forgot to take pictures, as we were enjoying the company so much, but they were both delicious! Ursula and Carolina both ordered a strawberry and basil cream parfait for dessert, which they let us sample, and it was very tasty. I’ve heard of people using basil in desserts, but will now have to try it myself after tasting this!

Many in the group went on a boat ride after lunch, but Benny and I opted for the walk along the sculpture path along the river. The pathway goes most of the way around the peninsula and has a variety of modern and post-modern sculptures installed, so that’s what you see pictured here. There were many more pictures of the sculptures than I could post here. We also found a small antique/flea market in a little corner of town, a few tea and coffee shops, and some gelato. We both ordered a scoop of gelato on a cone, Benny getting lemon soda flavor and me with cappuccino, and headed back to the river to enjoy the cool treat and a beautiful view. After finishing our gelato, we met up with a few others from the group and sat by the river to wait for the rest of the group to gather before leaving.

We left Wasserburg around 5:00 and returned to the library around 6:00. Petra offered to give us a ride back to Grafelfing, as she lives a few houses over from our home away from home. So, we took her up on that and were back at the house in no time. After fixing dinner of bread, tomato, cheese and salami, we did a few things online and I wrote the abstract for my paper. We visited a little with Petra and her mom, gave her the tea we’d picked up for her during the day, and went to bed. All in all, a lovely day!