Worn out from hiking the castles, we headed to the small little Austrian town of Reutte (ROY-teh), 20 miles across the German border. It's beautiful, nestled in the mountains with "grade 1" fresh air. We had a nice dinner at a local hotel/restaurant. It's spargel season here (asparagus), only they have the white asparagus, which is much bigger and heartier than the green. So many restaurants have special seasonal spargel menus and it's often served as the main course. I've been dying to try some and finally did -I had the cream of spargel soup - so delicious - and spinach dumplings (like huge balls of gnocchi) with fresh tomatoes and Parmesan. Chris had venison stew. And of course some fantastic beer!
We found a nice hostel-ish type of place to stay - Gasthaus am Graben - and had bunk beds in a room for four. But no one else showed up, so it was a private room at a hostel-ish price. We've been really fortunate with the weather - if not I might not be saying this - it's been really warm and dry for early spring here. But we've really been pleased with our decision to travel ahead of tourist season really beginning. Not many crowds and easy to find a place to stay just a day in advance (or even day-of), which allows us to travel spontaneously (not a word I generally use to describe my plans).
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