Leipheim was indeed, a very relaxing experience, and we enjoyed having the city almost for ourselves. However, our main aim during this Bavarian trip was to spend one day in Legoland. From the small train station in Leipheim we reached within minutes Günzburg, running fast by regional train alongside the Danube. From Leipheim there are several trains the hour heading to this direction, therefore, it is very easy to plan your trip.
If you are following my blog, you may know already that I´am always ready to discover new places, even only for few minutes. Just upon arriving in Günzburg, we checked the time schedule for Legoland - there is a bus heading there every hour - and tried to use in the best possible way a bit more than one hour left for our adventure.
The place looks really charming, with colourful facades narrow cobblestone streets and cosy cafés inviting for a short stop. The place is small, indeed, but given the proximity with Legoland, it may be a busy destination, especially during the summer holidays, when children from all over Germany, and sometimes the world too are heading there.
Ten minutes of walking and was feeling that I should spend even more time here. The regular geometry of the buildings, alternating with the elegant nature spots was glowing under the hot August sun.
Imagine how does it may feel to grow and live in Günzburg, a peaceful daily life, walking the same cobblestone streets as your family many generations ago. The profile of the tower at the end of the main street - Stadttor, built in the 14th century and renovated in the 1990s, through which cows used to pass by - wake me up from my Bavarian reverie. Like a harmonica, all the buildings were folding one near the other, surrounding the street in a stony embrace.
There are old stores selling modern products, from grocery to local fashion and glasses. Restaurants do also offer a diverse menu, from Swabian cuisine - my favorite so far in Germany - to Indian and the classical Italian.
If you are looking for a smart outfit for Oktoberfest,
Nusser whose name is graciously advertised on a blue wall, as a treasure hunt setting for the connoisseurs, offers some adequate drindl costumes, since the end of the 1950s.
Very narrow streets reminded me of some similar Transylvanian villages and the connection is not only sentimental, but has to do with the presence of German, particularly Swabian, minorities since centuries, mostly for economic reasons.
Everything seems to fall into place in a carefully planned way, calculating exactly how much space one needs to take on the move and live, just enough to breath deeply to survive. Like the pieces of a Lego game that we couldn´t wait to spend our time for the rest of the day.
As we were heading back to the bus station to reach our final destination, I was just happy that although short, my visit to Günzburg was charming, revealing some slices of history and everyday life that most probably will stay with me for a bit longer and will call me back in a part of Germany where I am always happy to be back.
Legoland, here we come!
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