We visited the Trautmannsdorf Botanische Garten over the weekend. It took two (packed) buses, but it's a short trip from the Dorf. This palace and garden was a favorite of "Sissi," Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who is depicted in sculpture in various places along the paths. We didn't go into the palace museum, but instead just enjoyed the miles of walking paths through extraordinary gardens. The tulips and other spring bulbs were especially pretty, and we also walked through a small maze (three times, with the intrepid three-year-old explorer in the lead (now that he's solved the Marlborough Maze, he thinks these things are a piece of cake, and this one was)), saw a 700-year-old olive tree, visited a children's interpretive garden, and had a delightful lunch at a terrace cafe (we haven't had a non-delightful lunch yet).
Since we had a little spring weather (rain sprinkles and some thunder), we didn't hike the higher trails to some lookouts and an aviary, so we'll have that to do next time. We'll go next time during the week, and not on a holiday weekend! The warm weather and holiday have reminded us that Meran and the Dorf are really tourist towns. People in fancy walking clothes are everywhere, including our own castle, now open as a museum.
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