Precerpt from In with the East Wind: A Mary Poppins Kind of Life - Austria: Seefeld
Seefeld Many years later, I took that train ride in reverse, as far as Seefeld. Once again, the east wind had blown me into Garmisch, and I had a day off. I contacted Johanna. Where could we meet somewhere between Innsbruch and Garmisch? Seefeld! So, once again I looked out onto the large Alpine meadow with Wildsee, a lake, on one side and the town of Seefeld in the center. Johanna and Franz met me at the train station, and we leisurely walked to the lake. Being with Austrians, I expected to walk—a lot. The walk brought back the leisurely, healthy, so-very-desirable pace of life I have experienced in Innsbruck. On the way to the lake, we came across a small, picturesque chapel in the meadows, Seekirchl little lake church, also called the Heiligkreuzkirche, or Church of the Holy Cross). Original construction in the 17th century explained its baroque style, featuring a distinctive round shape and dome quite unusual for Tyrol. The interior of the Seekirchl (Holy Cross Church) in See...