Day 3 - Liechenstein and Austria

Bad night - Charlotte woke a couple of times, then by 2am she woke and wouldn't settle so I took her into my (single) bed with me. Not good. Then she woke just before 6am, Michael took over and she ended up falling asleep in his bed. But that was the end of sleeping for him. I managed to sleep till 8. So with the late start, then breakfast and packing our stuff up to be ready to move into the different room it was 10.30am by the time we got away.

First we drove to Liechenstein which only took about 50mins. I didn't even notice crossing the border, Michael said I was telling Lily off (they were really ratty in the car today, when not asleep). We weren't in the mood to stop and there didn't seem much worth stopping for. So we pressed on into Austria. This was better. We were there within 1 hour 15mins of leaving St Gallen. So close. My first time in Austria so that was pretty cool. We stopped at the town of Feldkirch. It was really pretty, at the base of a mountain, cute pedestrian main area with interesting buildings and shops (am I repeating myself?). We had a bit of a look around, bought some snacks from a great bakery (bakerei), and had some lunch. Charlotte had a meltdown which wasn't fun. She settled eventually and was asleep within minutes of leaving town.

Next we headed for Bergenz, still in Austria. We chose the smaller road over the autoroute as the girls were sleeping and we had the time. But there was some bike race or tour on, and traffic was stopped. Instead of waiting indefinitely, we backtracked and got onto the highway. Then it was slow in parts. Eventually we got to Bergenz, on the shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee). We had a quick look, a play in the playground then headed home. We were back at the hostel by 6pm.

The new room is ok, but it doesn't even have a basin. Just six bunkbeds. Oh well, the bathrooms are close and it's only for 1 night.

I am ready to head home now. It is such hard work, travelling with the girls. Sleeping disrupted, screaming in the car, stroppy behaviour and arguing...and that's just Michael and me (insert exclamation mark). I know I am incredibly tired and over it at the moment...it will be good to get home and relax. Who am I kidding??