Onwards, to Mayerhofen
May. 16th, 2015 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cycleboy1957Having picked up a hire car in Salzburg, we set off for Mayerhofen. We decided on a southern route, in order to visit the spectacular "Liechtensteinklamm" (http://www.liechtensteinklamm.at/). Well, I'm assured it is spectacular, because we didn't get to see it. Annoyingly, it was closed, even though all the information states it is open from 'early May'.
However, the route over to Mayerhofen then took us over a far more scenic route than the more northerly road would have done. We passed the Krimml Falls, which are also spectacular. (http://www.wasserfaelle-krimml.at/html_engl/wasserfall_engl.html) We didn't go in, as we were running a bit late by this time, but we did get some fabulous views from observation points on the road.
After trundling along the valley floor for some while, we began climbing a veritable switchback of hairpin curves until we reached the summit of the pass. I was somewhat astonished to see a toll gate, as I'd not realised we were on a private road. Maybe there had been a sign lower down, but it certainly was not obvious to a foreigner with poor German. I did wonder whether it was only for an even higher route, but no, they'd plonked it down right on the summit, where it was obviously too far to retrace ones steps and find an alternative. I've just been looking on Google maps and cannot quite decide which road we actually took. I thought it was the main 165, but now I'm really not sure. That said, it was a lovely drive and well worth the Eu8.50.
Finding our apartment in the Ziller Valley was something of a challenge, with only a road atlas of the country as our map. However, the signage around here is second to none and we spotted the name on a roadside sign. The apartment is one of many, though I think we are the only residents today. It has a kitchen diner, a bedroom with a proper big bed and a shower room. And a view of the mountains to die for. I'm tempted not to go home.
However, the route over to Mayerhofen then took us over a far more scenic route than the more northerly road would have done. We passed the Krimml Falls, which are also spectacular. (http://www.wasserfaelle-krimml.at/html_engl/wasserfall_engl.html) We didn't go in, as we were running a bit late by this time, but we did get some fabulous views from observation points on the road.
After trundling along the valley floor for some while, we began climbing a veritable switchback of hairpin curves until we reached the summit of the pass. I was somewhat astonished to see a toll gate, as I'd not realised we were on a private road. Maybe there had been a sign lower down, but it certainly was not obvious to a foreigner with poor German. I did wonder whether it was only for an even higher route, but no, they'd plonked it down right on the summit, where it was obviously too far to retrace ones steps and find an alternative. I've just been looking on Google maps and cannot quite decide which road we actually took. I thought it was the main 165, but now I'm really not sure. That said, it was a lovely drive and well worth the Eu8.50.
Finding our apartment in the Ziller Valley was something of a challenge, with only a road atlas of the country as our map. However, the signage around here is second to none and we spotted the name on a roadside sign. The apartment is one of many, though I think we are the only residents today. It has a kitchen diner, a bedroom with a proper big bed and a shower room. And a view of the mountains to die for. I'm tempted not to go home.
