Lake Formarin was actually already on my wish list during my last stay in Lech. However, with heavily overcast skies (and the possibility of rain), I deemed the (even then) rather expensive hiking bus not to be worth it. This time, however, I treated myself to the Lech Card, which includes all hiking buses and mountain lifts. Therefore, with brilliant sunshine, nothing stood in the way of a hike. Continue reading Lech, or: Finally Lake Formarin! →

The summer heat has also arrived in Kleinwalsertal, albeit probably on a different level than in the big city. However, since I can certainly go swimming in Vienna, but mountains are rather scarce there, I decided not to visit any open-air swimming pool. Instead, I took the bus to Baad, the last village in Kleinwalsertal, and explored different side valleys from there. Continue reading Hiking, not swimming →

Although I spent the last two days in Kleinwalsertal, I often hiked right along the border with Germany: This border runs precisely along the mountain ridge around which the hikes of the last two days revolved. Continue reading Ri(d)ght(e) at the border →