The Furstensteig, Liechtenstein

A week after coming home, the jet lag is finally starting to subside. Instead of Berlin time, my body only thinks it's in the middle of the Atlantic ocean now... which probably isn't much warmer than here.

As winter begins to set in, here's a look back to our hike up the iconic Furstensteig trail on an unseasonably warm November day in Liechtenstein, a tiny mountainous country sandwiched between Austria and Switzerland. The front section of this trail was largely just a narrow ledge carved into the side of straight up and down cliff face, which made for some exciting hiking.




A look back towards Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein.


From the trailhead, looking up towards Alpenspitz, the peak we would eventually summit.




Anita mimicks the wide expanse of our view.


A panoramic view of Liechtenstein. I'm only mildly exaggerating when I describe this as the entire length of the country. It's only 24km in length N to S.














While the trail is well maintained, a fall would be fatal.




After rounding the backside of the mountain, we extended our day by traversing across to summit another adjacent peak.








Post hike, we celebrated with a local craft brew, a delicious dunkel by Prinzenbrau.


And then we walked over a covered bridge crossing the border into Switzerland (Schweiz), because we could.