Festung Kufstein and the town of Hall

Chris and Jim M. wanted to go and see a castle. So we picked one near here, called Festung (Fortress) Kufstein. We did the self-tour and it was pretty interesting as well as atmospheric. It dates from the mid 12th century. We got to go into the prison tower and see the prison cells. Many of the prisoners even in the early days were political prisoners, including those who tried to fight for the serfs' freedom. The prisons were used even in WWII.

After the castle, we drove to the town of Hall, where we had lunch in the old town and walked around. We were glad to get there in time for the weekly Wednesday afternoon market, where we bought some cheese and an herbal potion for my foot (Arnica.) The guy who sold the herbal things was pretty interesting; he went up into the mountains and in the woods and picked the herbs himself. He was telling me what all they were used for.

Hall is a picturesque medieval town, we had fun walking around and taking pictures.

When we got home, we were about to take bets as to whether Mausi would be waiting for us. Of course she was, perched on the picnic table in front of our door. She was quite happy to come in with us, where she immediately had Brekkies washed down with some cream. Now she is napping on the sofa.