Leutasch - XC and lunch

Would you all believe me if I said it was another sunny day here in the Tyrol? Well, it was. And so Jim and I headed up to Leutasch, a little further along up the road than Seefeld, but also a fabulous place for cross-country skiing. In fact, more so I think, because it has 260 kilometers of cross-country trails, and instead of being one big ski resort like Seefeld, it is lots of little villages that are connected by cross-country trails. Jim and I split up, because I like to ski in the flat, and he likes to do hills. So we each chose a 5-6 km circuit and met back in the parking lot. Here I am on the trail.

The rest of the photos are of the sights along the trail.

After skiing, Jim and I drove to a restaurant recommended in Regina & Meinrad's book. The name of the Restaurant was "Forellenhof" and of course they specialize in Forellen (Trout.) We got there late and they only had the "kleine Karte," not the full menu, but that was fine too. I had the best smoked trout I've ever had. It was not dry. It was a complete small trout, smoked but still moist and warm, completely filleted, and served with horseradish cream. I also had a small soup with it - bouillion with Flädle (a sort of pancake cut into strips.) Jim had spinach Spätzle (which they call Spatzen here) with smoked trout in a cream sauce with cheese, and a dark beer. I also had a black currant juice, which I love. I am looking in all the supermarkets to try and fine the best brands.



















































The photo with the farm buildings in the brown fields is one I took as we were descending toward Innsbruck on the way back. After we got back to the house, Jim and I went to the sauna at Hotel Krone. They raised the prices!!! I paid 5.5 Euros for a sauna just 2 weeks ago, and now it is 10.5 Euros per person. I think this is because we are now in high season (i.e. school vacations in February) and all the hotels need to take in as much as they can this month. The trails and the restaurants will be more crowded from now on too.

Hey Warren, eat your heart out - Jim was the only man in the sauna with five naked ladies!!!!