Yummy, Healthy Wraps as better FastFood


Hello Guys,

as I studied for my exams every day for the last month, I was not able to write a blog post. Today I wrote my third exam. Next week I will write my last two exams, then there is only my master’s thesis left, which I will start in March! Today, I thought I should write again. It was just too long since the last time. So, did you ever make wraps before? I am sure many of you have. I for a fact did not until more than one month ago. I saw tortillas in the store and thought, why not. It was so delicious! It is easy, quickly done, very healthy, and you can vary the wraps as you like. You find the recipe of how I made the wraps below. Enjoy!

Vegetarian Wraps (4 big portions)

Ingredients

  • 3 carrots
  • 3 zucchinis
  • 2 onions
  • 100g mushrooms
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 salad
  • 2 avocado
  • Vegetarian kebab/chicken
  • Tortilla Wraps (linseed, whole grain)
  • Olive oil
  • Salsa sauce
  • Tsatsiki

First, you need to wash all the vegetables. Then you cut everything into slices. Put the onions, cucumber, salad, and carrots into separate bowls. Now, put the mushroom and zucchinis into a pan, add some olive oil, and roast everything. While the vegetables cook, roast the vegetarian chicken or kebab, or whatever you like, in another pan. When the vegetables and the “meat” are finished, put them in separate bowls, too.

Now, you can put everything on the table and start rolling your wraps. You just need to put the tortilla wraps into the micro oven for a minute, then you add everything in the middle of your tortilla. Fold three sides. Now enjoy! I only added Tsatsiki, which I found very delicious. My friends also put Salsa sauce on the wraps. Do whatever you like.

Concerning the “fake meat”, I tried the chicken meat made out of soya from Aldi. I liked it very much, so I can recommend it.

I hope you like the recipe and feel inspired to try it out by yourself. It is very easy, very tasty, and even healthy. I made them with my friends. It was a very convenient dish to prepare quickly and eat together. Definitely less effort than, for example, raclette, much healthier and at least as delicious! Have fun trying it out.

Love, Eileen

Delicious Winter Noodles-Vegetable-Minced-Meat Gratin for the Great Hunger


Hello Guys,

two weeks ago I tried something new, which ended in a new recipe. Therefore, here is my first official recipe with meat. Actually, I usually cook vegan and vegetarian, but this time I made an exception. It was in any case sooo delicious, which is why I share it with you today.

Noodles-Vegetable-Minced-Meat Gratin (4 big portions)

Preparation time: around 1 hour ; Baking time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g of mushroom
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 butternut squash
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 big onion
  • Olive oil
  • 3 tbsp of tomato paste
  • 400ml of tomato sauce/tomato purée
  • 40g of mozzarella
  • 400g of organic minced meat
  • Salt, pepper, oregano, hot pepper powder
  • 300g of chickpea noodles
  • 100g of spelt tagliatelle

First, you need to wash all the vegetables (zucchini, carrots, butternut squash). Then cut the carrots and zucchini into thin slices. Halve the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut it into small squares. Now clean the mushrooms and cut them into slices. Gather all the vegetables in a bowl.

Peel the onion and cut it into small pieces. Peel the garlic, chop it very finely and crush it with the blade of a knife. Add olive oil (about 3 tbsp) with the onion to a pan. Do not add the garlic yet! When the onion is transparent, add the vegetables. Cook the vegetables for about 10 minutes while stirring.

While the vegetables are simmering, put the pasta in a pot with enough salted water (both types of pasta together) and cook them for between 6 and 8 minutes. When the pasta is al dente, drain the water and put them in a large baking dish.

When most of the vegetables are cooked through (the squash and carrots will still be a little tough), add the ground beef and stir until browned and crumbly. Stir in the tomato paste, garlic, and spices. Now add the tomato purée and cook everything again for about 5 minutes. In total, from the onion until it is cooked, it takes about 20 minutes.

While the vegetable and minced meat mixture is still cooking in the pan, you can already cut the mozzarella into thin slices. Add the mixture to the pasta in the baking dish and mix everything. Spread the mozzarella on top and bake the gratin at 200°C with top and bottom heat on the middle shelf for about 25 minutes.

Serve with basil and enjoy.

I found it really delicious. Through the vegetable noodles, it is not quite so unhealthy, the mixture with the tagliatelle makes it not too healthy. 😉 Takes a bit in preparation, but is not difficult and is enough for four people. And we always eat a lot. 😉 Have fun trying it out, hope you like it as much as we do.

Love, Eileen

Coconut Champignon Sauce II – with Pasta (Vegan)

Hello Guys,

you might already have seen the recipe for my Coconut Mushroom Sauce, which I created in October this year. Well, I made it again tonight, but with some changes. As I loved it, I thought I have to share this with you. The recipe is basically the same, I just added some more ingredients. It really is worth a try.

Coconut Mushroom Sauce with Pasta (2 big portions)

Ingredients

  • 400g of mushroom
  • 2 tbsp of coconut milk
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 parsnip
  • Vegan parmesan
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 and a half big onions
  • Olive oil
  • around 200ml of broth
  • 1 handful of fresh parsley
  • Salt, pepper, and nutmeg
  • 300g of tagliatelle (I used spelt noodles)

First, wash the parsnip, carrot, and mushroom. Then cut the mushroom into slides, before you cut the carrot and parsnip into small sticks. Now cut the onion and the garlic into small pieces and put it with olive oil into a pan. I always cut the garlic into small pieces, then crush them with a knife so that the taste is stronger.

When the onion and the garlic are transparent, add the carrot and parsnip. Shortly afterwards (1 – 2 minutes) you can add the mushroom and cook everything until the vegetables are tender. Then add the broth, the coconut milk, and the spices. While the sauce is still cooking, cut the parsley and add it to the sauce.

Put salted water in a pot and put it on the stove. When the water is cooking, put the noodles in it. Cook them until they are al dente (time is written on the packaging).

Serve the noodles with the sauce and parmesan. If you do not find vegan parmesan you can eat the meal without it, it is still delicious. 🙂 Of course, if you are not a vegan, just use normal parmesan or Grana Padano.

Please leave a comment if you liked the recipe or if you have any additional ideas or any remarks. Bon appetit!

Love, Eileen

Fresh Summer Rolls (Vegan)

Hello Guys,

here is a recipe which is not from me, but which I like very much. My boyfriend showed me how to make summer rolls some weeks ago. They are quickly made and very light, as they consist mostly of vegetables. He also used shrimps and salmon as ingredients, but when I made them last week I only used vegetables. So here is a recipe for how you could make them. But feel free to add any ingredient you like.

Summer Rolls

Preparation time: 30min

Ingredients

  • Salad (Romano)
  • Carrots
  • Cucumber
  • Paprika
  • Spring onions
  • Avocado
  • Rice paper
  • Sauce (Hot chili sauce, sate sauce)

At first, you have to prepare the vegetables. Cut everything into small pieces and put them onto a plate or a cutting board. We cut them into long thin slices. Then put water into a tall and slightly deep plate. Now you can start rolling your summer rolls! Just take another cutting board, dip the rice paper into the water on the plate, and put it on the board. Now you can put anything you like on one end of the rice paper before you roll it. To do this you just roll the paper around the vegetables, then fold the sides of the paper before rolling the rest. Place it on a new plate. As you see, it is very easy. Just pay attention to roll them quickly, if not they will get very sticky and wet, so it gets more difficult to roll them. When you rolled enough rolls (I always make around 8 to 10 rolls), you can take the plate and some sauces and start eating. Just dip them into the sauces and enjoy your meal!

As I did not have any sauce at home the last time I made a homemade dip to go along. I mixed yogurt, a smashed garlic clove, salt, pepper, and paprika powder. This dip also goes well with potatoes or oven vegetables. Attention: this dip is not vegan! But you can use a vegan yogurt such as oat yogurt or almond yogurt.

If you have any ideas for ingredients, please share your ideas by leaving a comment. 🙂

Love, Eileen

Potato-Savoy-Champignon Gratin (Veggie)

Hello Everybody,

this recipe is very new. As I always try to cook seasonal and regional, there is a smaller choice of vegetables in the winter. I bought a savoy cabbage, while I still had some champignons and mozzarella, which had to be eaten quickly. Therefore, I tried to use everything which had to be cooked and which was available. I hope you like it.

Potato-Savoy-Champignon Gratin (2 portions)

Preparation time: 35 minutes; Baking time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g of mushrooms
  • 8 potatoes (middle)
  • 6 leaves of savoy cabbage
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 big red onion
  • 200g of Mozarella
  • 3 tbsp of sour cream
  • Olive oil
  • 200ml of broth
  • salt, pepper, nutmeg

Put the potatoes in a cooking pot and cook them for around 20 minutes. While they cook, wash the mushrooms and the savoy cabbage. Then cut the mushrooms into slices and the savoy into pieces. Now you can cut the onion. When the potatoes are finished, take them off the stove and out of the water. Put a pan with some olive oil and the onion on the stove. When the onion is transparent, add the champignons and after around 5 minutes the savoy. Let everything cook for around 10 minutes. Add the broth, the sour cream, the garlic (smashed), and the spices. While the vegetables cook in the pan, peel the potatoes and cut them into slices. Put them into a baking dish as a first layer. Then add the savoy-champignon mix on top. Cut the mozzarella into slices and place it on top of the vegetables in the baking dish. Let it bake at 220°C for around 25 minutes in the oven. Bon appétit!

The picture did not get very good, but it was very tasty. I hope you like it too.

Love, Eileen

Eileen’s Bircher Müsli

Hello Guys,

today I share my recipe for a Bircher Müsli with you. As with the curry, it is not a real Bircher Müsli, as it is my own creation. But in my opinion, it tastes like a Bircher, so that is how I call it. For those who do not know it, a Bircher Müsli is a traditional swiss specialty for breakfast. I love it for breakfast as well as for dessert or as a snack in the evening. The fruits make it very fresh and healthier than something based on sugar. The milk makes the muesli creamy. I hope you like it as much as I do! 🙂

Bircher Müsli (2 portions)

Preparation time: 10 minutes, Steep time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g of oats
  • 1 apple (sour)
  • 1 banana
  • 350g of red fruits (frozen) – I buy a mix of strawberries, cherries, currants, and raspberries
  • 1 handful of sunflower seeds
  • 1 tbsp of honey
  • 250g of quark
  • 200g of yogurt
  • 200ml of milk

Let the red fruits unfreeze. Then cut the apple and the banana into very small pieces. Mix the fruits in a big bowl with the oats, sunflower seeds, quark, and yogurt. Add the honey and the milk. Let it steep for 30 minutes, then serve it in a small bowl. Enjoy!

You can also prepare it in the evening and let it steep in the fridge overnight. Then you can enjoy it directly in the morning, while the texture is very smooth. 🙂 Also, I collected fresh walnuts this autumn, which taste very good in the muesli. Sometimes I also add a little bit of cinnamon. Feel free to add whatever you like. Get creative!

Love, Eileen

PS: I bought the bowl from the picture in a village called Soufflenheim (Alsace, France) at the Poterie Graessel. They have wonderful pottery. If you are in the region, go check it out. 🙂

Homemade Curry (Vegan)

Hello Guys,

as I had some time last week, I cooked one of my most favorite recipes. I call it a curry, but as I have created the recipe on my own and as I never have cooked a real curry, I can not say if it is one. But at least I can say that it is very tasty.

Homemade Curry (4 big portions)

Preparation time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 250 g of rice (Basmati or Jasmine)
  • 500 g of mushrooms
  • 200 g of coconut milk
  • 220 g of chickpeas
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 paprika
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 chili
  • 1 ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 onions
  • 2 spring onions
  • Olive oil
  • Salt, pepper, turmeric, herbs of Provence, curry, hot paprika

Heat salted water, then cook the rice for around 10 minutes. While the rice is cooking, start preparing the vegetables by cutting the carrots, the zucchini, and the paprika into pieces. I always put the vegetables in the same bowl where I will put the rest of the food after eating to save dishes (student life without a dishwasher ;)).

Cut the onions, spring onions, and the chili into small pieces. Pay attention that you only cut the white part of the spring onions, while you keep the green part for later. Put some olive oil into a pan, add the onions, and shortly afterwards the chili. When the onions are transparent, add the vegetables you already prepared.

While the vegetables cook, wash the mushrooms and cut them into slides. Add them to the pan. Then cut the tomatoes, the green of the spring onions, the garlic, and the ginger. When the vegetables are well done, add the garlic, the ginger, the chickpeas, the tomatoes, the green of the spring onions, and the coconut milk. I use a lot of spices such as turmeric, curry, and paprika, which gives the meal a slightly spicy taste. The rest of the spices round the dish perfectly off. Just let everything cook for some minutes, then you can serve it with the rice.

The recipe does take an hour for preparation, but the result is a healthy and tasty meal that lasts several days.

Please leave a comment if you liked the recipe, or if you have any additional ideas or any remarks. Bon appetit!

Love, Eileen

14 Days of Vacation at Home – Part 2

Hello Guys,

and welcome to the second part of my blog post about my vacation at home in Kempten, Bavaria. As we spent the first week visiting cities, playing games, and bouldering, we decided to hike some more in the second part of our vacation.

On Monday (09.07.) we visited Isny and Wangen, to see some small cities in the region of Kempten. Isny is a very small place with nice stores. After visiting the shops, we ate Asian food from a small Vietnamese shop called Hung & Khang. They prepare their food fresh and it is very tasty. At the moment, because of Corona, they only offer take-away. If it is not too cold, you can get it and eat it next to the pound, 3 minutes from the store. The parking is free in Isny, while you have to pay for it in Wangen. Wangen is a little bit bigger, but also very nice. I think the houses are even more beautiful than in Isny. We drank Cappuccino at the Fideslisbäck while sitting in the sun. The coffee is very good and you can get small things to eat, like salads or sandwiches, if you are hungry. As we were in the mood to walk in nature, we decided to walk along a river near Wangen. The hike actually ended more in an adventure than planned, as we once took the wrong path. We started climbing a small mountain which made us lose time. The path was steep at some points, with ropes to help you mount it. As we started our hike near 4 o’clock, and the sun went down at 8, while the hike takes more than three hours, we had no time for detours. Being in the dark in the forest is not very funny. One more wrong path and we would have been lost in the woods in the dark, with no battery left on the phone. Happily, we were lucky and took the right paths to go back to the car. We arrived right before it was dark.

As we decided to use the rest of our time to hike and see nature, we went to Baad (Austria) on Tuesday (09.08.). Actually, we only realized that Baad is in Austria when we passed the border. The hike we chose takes around three hours and offers incredible views on the Kleinwalsertal. We mounted a mountain until we arrived at the Stierhofalpe, where we ate regional food and drank fresh milk. They offer fresh cheese and sausages from their cows and homemade cake. Do not expect real meals, as there are none. But, you have a beautiful view from there, plus horses and cows walking free. The whole trip was not too tiring, while I recommend the Kleinwalsertal, which is truly beautiful and a must-see.

As we enjoyed the market so much (see part one of the blog post), we went back to eat Weißwurst and Brezel again on Wednesday (09.09.). After the unexpected hike on Monday, we wanted to experience some more adventure by trying a via Ferrata (Klettersteig). We found a Klettersteig near Garmisch Partenkirchen, which was described as easy and adequate for beginners. Furthermore, you do not need special equipment and there is another way down. Sounds perfect! We just bought some walking boots for Julia, as they are necessary for hikes. As the hike starts in Ettal, you can start by visiting the monastery of Ettal, which is astounding and for free. After the visit, we started our hike to experience our first Klettersteig. How exciting! Well, the hike was exhausting, even if it lasted only for two hours. Then the surprise: the via Ferrata was not what we imagined. We thought that it is a very small path next to the edge with a rope to secure yourself. Like the trail, we used on Monday. In reality, it was a steep stone, you had to climb up. As we knew there will be another path down, we still decided to mount. I mean, we went through two hours of exhausting hiking just to experience a Klettersteig. While mounting we met a couple which was secured by climbing equipment and had problems to decent, as the girl was scared. I said: well we will definitively take the other way down. The girl answered: what another way? Julia and me panicking. The couple then said that they did not take a good look, so maybe they did not see the other path. Also, they mentioned that the view is worth it. As we were already near to the top, Julia and I decided to continue and to hope that there really is another path. When I arrived at the top, Julia (which was behind me) asked if we are gonna die. I answered yes, duck, and sat down on the ground. I have to admit that the view was the best one I have ever had. The problem was, that both Julia and I are a little bit scared of heights. Ok, maybe a little is an understatement. As the surface of the top of the mountain was not very large, we both just sat there and tried not to panic. It was difficult to enjoy the view. Also, we realized that we really have to go back all the way down, with only a rope to secure us. Right above the edge with a height of 1633 m. Not very reassuring. We spent some time on top, trying to calm down and prepare for the descent. At least I took some pictures, trying to make the trip worth it. Happily, we made it safe and sound back to the ground. What an experience! And maybe not only our first but also our last Klettersteig.

After the adrenaline of feeling as if we were gonna die on Wednesday, we decided on an easier hike on Thursday (09.10.). Therefore, we went to the castle Neuschwanstein to walk around the lake. The hike was very beautiful and less tiring than the hike of the Ettaler Mandl, even if our legs still burned from the day before. There are some small paths next to the edge, but nothing dangerous. You should still wear hiking boots to have a good grip. While hiking, you pass several nice spots and have most of the time a great view of the castles and the lake. As the castles are next to Füssen, we went there afterwards to visit the city. While the parking at the castles was very expensive (8 euros), you can park for free in Füssen in the evening. The streets are very beautiful, especially at night. As we ate nothing since the morning, we went to an Italian restaurant called La Perla for dinner. The food was incredibly good and the servant was funny and polite. We shared two meals and had a Tiramisu for dessert. The Tiramisu is the only thing I can not recommend, as it was not as good as the main courses. If you are not a fan of Italian food, there are many well-rated restaurants in Füssen. Therefore, if you are in the region you should really visit the castles and Füssen.

After all the hiking we were tired on Friday (09.11.). We just went to the Hopfensee near Füssen. It is a very clean and small lake, where you can go for a swim. As we were so tired, we just played Carcassonne and relaxed on the grass next to the water.

Well, we became big fans of the Weißwurst breakfast on the market, so we went back there on Saturday (09.12.). Right next to the coffee stand is a bakery stand, where you can buy fresh cake and bread. We bought two pieces of cake, which were very tasty. After the market, we left for a quick hike around Oberstdorf, which is only 30 minutes away. The city is bigger than, for example, Kempten and offers many shops and restaurants. The mountains around Oberstdorf are high and beautiful, with many hikes to discover. It is a great choice if you do not want to drive until Austria to hike. In the evening a streetfood festival started in Kempten. We tried multiple dishes such as buffalo burger, potatoes chips, and pulled beef. The burger was with meat and mozzarella from buffalo and was different than other burgers. Normally I am not a big fan of burgers, but this one was just incredible. Maybe you try it one day, it is worth it.

At first, we wanted to go to a lake for a swim on Sunday (09.13.), as it was a hot and sunny day. As we were not in the mood, we first went bouldering in the morning and then went back to the street food market in Kempten. We again ate a buffalo burger and potato chips, as they have been so good. Then our trip was at the end and we went back to Stuttgart.

So, now you know how we spent our two week holiday at Kempten. The time was amazing, also as I have not spent as much time with my best friend since 2014. When you are older, you just do not have as much time as when you are still at school. We enjoyed the time and the region of the Allgäu. There is a lot to do, so it never gets tiring. There are endless mountains to mount, cities to visit, restaurants to try, and cows to stroke. Even when it is rainy, you can go for a walk, visit a city and go shopping, go bouldering or at a therme to relax. Maybe I will see you one day here. I am already sad that I will leave in February (suspense), but I am definitively coming back!

Love, Eileen

Coconut Mushroom Sauce (Vegan)

Hello Guys,

and welcome to my second recipe. As I still have coconut milk left from the pumpkin soup, I decided to make a mushroom sauce with it. I hope you like it.

Coconut Mushroom Sauce (2 portions)

Ingredients

  • 500g mushroom
  • 1 tbsp coconut milk
  • 2 hands of vegan parmesan
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 onion
  • Olive oil
  • 8 tbsp of broth
  • 1/2 bunch parsley

First, wash the mushroom and cut it into slides. Then cut the onion into small pieces and put it with olive oil into a pan. When the onion is transparent, add the mushroom and cook the vegetables until they are tender. Then add the broth, coconut milk, and garlic. I always cut the garlic into small pieces, then crush them with the knife so that the taste is stronger. While the sauce is still cooking, cut the parsley. Then you can add the parsley and the parmesan to the sauce.

If you do not find vegan parmesan you can also cook without it, it is still delicious. 🙂 You can eat it with pasta, rice, or as I did with bread dumplings (Semmelknödel). I bought spinach dumplings from Aldi and cooked them before preparing the sauce. Then I used the water of the dumplings as water for the sauce. The sauce is made within 30 minutes and is sufficient for two people.

Please leave a comment if you liked the recipe, or if you have any additional ideas or any remarks. Bon appetit!

Love, Eileen

14 Days of Vacation at Home – Part 1

Hello Guys,

as I have been on vacation for several weeks, I was not able to write a new blog post until now. Normally I would have spent the last two weeks on a road trip with my best friend Julia. We wanted to travel through Europe, maybe to the south of France or throw Italy. Sadly the van of her dad, which we wanted to use for the tour, broke one week before our trip. Also, more regions were declared as risk regions due to Covid-19. That is why we decided to spend our vacation at my place in Kempten, Bavaria (Germany). In this blog post, I will show you how we spent our two weeks. Maybe you get inspired to travel to the Allgäu, too. Especially if you can not travel far this year and you want to stay in Germany, here are some insights into what we did. I split the blog post into two parts, as I give a quick summary of each day with some tips of mine. Without splitting, the blog post would have been way too long. 🙂 In this blog post, I talk about the first week, while part two will be published in two weeks.

We arrived in Kempten on Monday, the 31st of August. As we arrived later that evening, we only went to the store to buy supplies and cooked a mushroom ragout with bread dumplings (Semmelknödel), a specialty in Bavaria. You can buy them, for example, at Aldi for a small price. They are not too bad when you add a nice sauce.

It was very rainy on Tuesday (09.01.), so we stayed at home. We only tried to visit the downtown for around 30 minutes, which was enough to get us soaked with water. We spent the day playing games like Carcassonne and Qwixx, which are very funny even when you play them with only two people. Especially Carcassone was our favorite, which is why we played it like 3 times per day. In the evening we went bouldering in the Swoboda Alpin at Kempten, which is a good thing to do when it is raining. To finish the evening right, we went to Orange Octopus to get a party pizza. If you go there to get it, you only pay 14 euros for a party pizza, which is a great deal. Also, it tastes soooooo good!

As the market in Kempten takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays we decided to visit Kempten on this day (09.02.) by starting with the market. You can buy very good meat and sausages from a stand which only sells organic products. The price is more expensive but it is worth the taste and high quality. I recommend Bauernwurst and Knoblauchwurst. We also bought some olives and cream cheese called Schwiegermutterkäse with Fladenbrot for our lunch and strolled along the streets of Kempten. There are many shops to visit, surrounded by beautiful houses and streets. The next place we visited is called Burghalde and is something like the ruins of a castle. It only takes some minutes to mount to the top, where you have a view of the city and the mountains. The last place we discovered was the Cambodunum. In fact, Kempten is declared as the oldest city in Germany. The Cambodunum park includes ruins from gothic times and a museum of a therme, which we did not visit because of the high price (4 euros for a small museum). As it was a beautiful day, we decided to eat in the park of Kempten, where you have a nice view and benches to sit on. We took some coffee, the cream cheese, Fladenbrot, and the olives and had some nice picnic. We finished the day with ice cream and again some games.

To do something more exciting, we went to the Alpsee Bergwelt near to the large Alpsee on Thursday (09.03.). For 32 euros, it is possible to take a ride to the top of the mountain, go to the climbing park for three hours and go back down by coaster or by chairlift. We fought our fear of heights in the climbing park and had a great view while descending with the coaster. It is the longest coaster in Germany! Just so you know, when you are using the coaster in the afternoon in summer, you have to wait up until one and a half hours. We think that it is worth it. If you get hungry, you can reach a nice Alm within 10 minutes. The food is regional and very tasty for an adequate price. Also, you can take beautiful hikes around there. Next to the climbing park is a playground for children and there are many cute alpacas. Therefore, Alpsee Bergwelt is a nice trip for everyone.

Maybe you already heard of Lindau, a very beautiful city at the Bodensee. As it takes only one hour to go there from Kempten, we spent Friday (09.04.) visiting the city and enjoying a boat tour on the lake. The boat tour starts right at the bus station and takes one and a half hours, for 15.80 euros. It was very nice to sit in the sun, watching the sea and the mountains around it from another view. If you go to Lindau by car, I advise you to park your car in a parking lot next to the city and take the bus. It costs 5 euros for the parking ticket, including a bus ticket for the day (up to 5 people). We parked our car at the (P+R) Blauwiese parking lot, as this is where the shuttle bus starts and as there is a WC.

On the morning of Saturday (09.05.), we went back to the market in Kempten to eat Weißwurst and Brezel as breakfast. This is a traditional food in Bavaria. Also, there is a stand with fresh coffee such as Cappuccino and Latte Macchiato next to the church. They offer normal milk and oat milk, in case you do not drink cow’s milk. To enjoy the sunny weather, we went back to the large Alpsee after breakfast. This time we went for a swim and again played Carcassone, our favorite game. The water is very clear and not too cold. You have a great view from the lake and you can either sit on a bench or lie on the grass. It is easy to get into the water, with no disgusting mud on the ground of the lake. I hate that muddy feeling you get in many small lakes. Also, there are small stands with fresh coffee, something to eat (like Käsespätzle), and Ice Cream. The only negative point is the missing toilets. In the evening we watched the movie Das schönste Mädchen der Welt, which was so good. If you like romantic films and rap music, I recommend this german movie!

As the weather was rainy again on Sunday (09.06.), we decided to play games and go bouldering again, like on Tuesday.

So that was the first week of our vacation in Kempten. I hope it gives you an idea of how to spend your holidays in the Allgäu. Feel free to click on the links to get further information if you want to visit the places yourself! If you have any questions or want some more insights, just write me a message. 🙂

Love, Eileen