Summer Holiday Preview - Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Germany

I am really excited because at the end of July we will be going on our annual summer mountain holiday.  This year we have elected to stay in the Berchtesgadener Land area of Germany a stunningly beautiful area located in the outermost corner of Upper Bavaria right on the border to Austria.

We will be staying at the Alpenhotel Weiherbach from Saturday, 27 July to Wednesday, 7 August.  We booked via Booking.com and as well as the automated booking confirmation we also received a personal booking confirmation from the hotel directly.

The hotel is located on the outskirts  of Berchtesgaden and the walk into the town centre will take between 15 to 20 minutes (the walk back will probably be slightly longer due to it largely being uphill).  However, there is also a bus (and I guess there is always the option of an "emergency" cab).

The hotel has a big garden area with sun loungers and an indoor swimming poll and a Kneipp pool - in case we are overwhelmed by the need of a "hiking time-out".

We will split the drive down from the Dortmund area by leaving on Friday, 26 July and driving down to Munich where we will spend the night at the Hotel Stachus which is really centrally located - about 5 minutes from Munich's famous pedestrian area.

Can't wait till July! Super excited!

Top snake print accessories finds

Handbags

This beautiful natural snake envelope clutch is available from Next. It'll go perfectly with a simple LBD or skinny jeans and a silky top. At 19x24x4cm it is spacious enough to hold all essentials. It retails at £16 points so is ideal for a budget-friendly update.

An alternative with a bigger pattern but what appears to be similar dimensions (non provided on the website) would be Fashion Union's white snake print hard bag which has been reduced from £14 to £7 to boot!

This uber-cute Ted Baker make up bag is available in nude pink or pink and both colourways look equally adorable.  It retails at £22 and could probably also double up as small clutch bag alternative if you want to go minimalistic.

As far as this gorgeous snake print tote bag is concerned - it was love at first sight! I love the rose coloured accents complementing the bag's basic grey colour scheme. I can see it also multitasking not only as a practical everyday bag but also as a small weekend bag if you are a neat packer. It retails at Asos Marketplace for £37.99 and there are currently two bags available.











Fashion jewelery

This lovely snake print bangle with silver effect edges is available from Next and retails at £12.

I am also quite taken with this more rounded bangle by Bag Envy with a gold brushed metal  trim available via Asos Marketplace and retailing at £10.

If you after a statement pair of snake print earrings these ones by Matalan have caught my eye and at £3.50 it would be rude not to!

Sunglasses

These oversized sunglasses from Next (apologies for the picture quality) are ideal for creating a Jackie O. look with a modern snake print twist! They retail at £10 and are also available in black.

Topshop's monochrome brow sunglasses are also a very classic shape incorporating snake print and retail at £16.

Lipsy's tortoise shell snake print arm sunglasses with their oval lenses will suit most face shapes and retail at £15.

Top snake print shoe finds (trainers)

Sometimes only trainers will do but I don't know about you whilst I value my comfort a bit of a style injection never hurts!

I simply adore how the snake print has been integrated into these classic vintage look Nike trainers available exclusively from Office. Retailing at £69.99 and currently available in sizes 4 to 10.

These neon pink classic All Stars with a snake print double tongue will brighten up even the most rainy of summer days (not that that every happens...) and are available exclusively from Office as well. They are retailing at £49.99 and are currently available in sizes 3.5 to 7.5.

How unbelievably stylish are these Women's Supra Society Trainers! They are retailing for £80 at Schuh and are currently available in sizes 4 to 7.