From where we live it's only 130 km - or 100 minutes of driving - to the border of Austria. First major city there is Bregenz, located Lake Constance and well known for its annual lake stage. A ropeway leads up to mount Pfänder, where visitors do not only enjoy a splendid panorama view above Germany, Switzerland and Austria, but also can watch some typical animals of the Alps at a game enclosure.
