Vaduz, Liechtenstein: A Quick Side Trip

We drove out of Lucerne in the rain and hit steady drizzle during the 1.5-hour trip to Vaduz. Despite the grey weather, the drive was absolutely stunning, winding past dramatic mountains and charming little villages. Because of the rain, I was unable to take decent drive by shots. Vaduz, the capital of tiny Liechtenstein, was a lovely detour and a great new country for our travel tally.

Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest country with an area of 62 sq mi. The steady downpour made the visit more of a shopping & WC stop than anything else. Many of my tour mates were keen on getting a stamp on the passport, so the TM directed us to a souvenir shop that did that for a small fee. While my husband handled that, I went browsing at the merch. I don't really buy (a lot) but I get so much joy browsing at all the souvenir items.

Town Hall

The "Reclining Woman" (Ruhende Frau) in Vaduz is a massive bronze public sculpture created in 1993 by the renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero.

Vaduz seen and photographed, we were back on the bus on the way to Innsbruck. For lunch, we stopped in Alpenrast Tyrol, a motorway service station, restaurant, and hotel complex located directly off the A12 Inntal Autobahn in Mils bei Imst, Austria. It has been named Austria's best service station six times.

We had two different soups and a stew.

Dessert too.

Dried meat.

Tempting, but no.

Still raining, even heavier than when we arrived, we got soaked getting on the bus, because the tour bus was parked all the way to the other end of the parking lot.

It was rainy all day from Lucerne to Vaduz to Innsbruck, but that did not matter much to us. We had a great day!