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This past weekend, we headed to Liechtenstein–primarily because we hadn’t been to Liechtenstein and it sounded cool. Here’s a simple little photoessay about the hike we took while visiting. I would call it a moderate hike, as it isn’t on flat land and snow makes everything more difficult.
On the first morning, we woke to snow at the hotel.
The entire country of Liechtenstein consists of one side of one mountain. After breakfast, we decided to visit Liechtenstein’s one castle.
But you can’t visit Schloss Vaduz because it is still the royal residence. Just once, I’d love to walk through an old stone castle and see plasma screen televisions, a dishwasher, and a washing machine. Alas.
Now hoping for a little bit of a hike, we parked across from the castle (by some public restrooms) and headed into the woods of the Schlosswald.
A morning Tweet: You know you’ve been living in
#Germany a while if your clothing layers include something restaurant-appropriate under snowpants#expat
We followed a switchback trail leading straight up the mountain, where there were a lot of fallen trees.
At the bottom where we started, there were definite signs of spring, and life.
Eventually, we hit the snow line.
Tiny waterfalls rushed down the mountain.
Then it got interesting: we spotted multiple animal tracks.
Soon, we came out of the woods and into an open field with animal tracks leading in several directions. From the gross musky smell in one area on the way up the mountain, we’re thinking the smaller tracks were weasel. Larger tracks appeared to be from deer and/or mountain goats.
After hanging out in the field for a little bit, we turned back.
Eventually, we came back out of the real snow…
It was obviously a much faster hike down than up.
Super fun little morning hike!
What we ate in Lichtenstein.
