Lindau, Germany

Left Salzburg early enough in the morning and headed to our final stop in Germany before we headed to Italy.  We stayed at the Hotel Villino.  The Villino is actually located outside of Lindau, as Lindau is actually an island on the shores of Lake Constance.  Lake Constance is bordered by Germany, Austria and Switzerland and as such you can take a boat all around the lake and go to the various countries.  If you are so inclined, you can also take the time to visit Lichtenstein.  That is only if you feel the need to set up a tax-free corporation, which I wasn't so inclined to do on this trip.  Maybe next time.

We arrived in time for lunch.  We decided to drive from our hotel to Lindau Insel, about 15 minutes away via car.  We ate at Da Corti, an Italian restaurant in the city center.  I choose the Veal Saltimbocca.  It was served with fries on the side.  It was just ok, but the sauce was fantastic.  The veal had way to much sage on it.  I do like sage, but this tasted like eating grass.  We followed up our meal with large chocolate ice cream sundaes- topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and chocolate sauce.  I think they did ice cream better than the veal saltimbocca.  Now that was fantastic.

After lunch, we walked down to the harbor area and decided to have some tea since it had gotten chilly.

Look at me, trying to get all artsy.  The harbor area of Lindau was fantastic.  Actually, the whole island is fantastic.  It's just peaceful.  On the way back, we walked back past the old town hall and a fountain all decked out for Easter.  I really like the tradition of decorating things with painted eggs for Easter...and not garishly painted with glitter glue and crayons.

Next up:  One of the best meals and wines that I have ever had.