After leaving Markdorf, we started heading towards Lake Constance, which was a bit west. We didn't have a plan, but wanted to see the lake. A town on the Germany side of the lake is another big town where a lot of the Riedmans come from. We had a thought to go there, but then realized how close Switzerland was....so we decided to go there instead!
It is amazing how easy it is to cross thru the borders of these countries. All you do it buy a day pass that lets you into the countries - similar to our national park passes here. You can buy them at any gas station, and just have to display them on your windshield. We crossed a river, then drove through what looks like a toll bridge, right into Austria, then a few minutes later into Switzerland. It was so easy and seamless. Before we knew it, we were in Switzerland! If we had millions, we would have ran into a bank and opened a Swiss bank account - just because. Unfortunately the banks were closed today. Maybe on our next trip??
We drove along the lake to a cute little town called Rorschach. It is a blue collar looking town with a ton of railways coming through it. Most of the shops and restaurants were closed today. We were hoping to find some chocolate or cheese or something very Swiss and fabulous. No such luck though. So we walked around and checked out the lakeside paths and walked thru the downtown area. We decided to head back to Munich before it got too late.
We weren't super impressed with this particular little Swiss city. The bigger ones were too far away to go for the evening.
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| Toll Bridge to get into Switzerland |
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| Lake Constance |
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| Headed back to Germany |
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