Atlas Posthotel Garmisch-Partenkirchen

... it. It was pretty scary to think that they do the jumping in summer when they wet the slope and land on fake grass. In winter, there is at least 30 cm of hardened snow. It actually looked scarier from the bottom than the top. The stadium is also used for concerts in summer and the pope has also held a mass there.<br><br>By time we headed home, the rain had started and had set in for the night.

Woke up to Greg saying that it was snowing- what I thought was rain on the forecast had eventuated as snow- to Tara's disappointment, it wasn&#8217;t sticking so she couldn&#8217;t play in it. After breakfast in the hotel we walked across the bridge to the old city to what is the biggest attraction in Innsbruck, the Golden Roof and the Golden Roof Museum. This building was built by Frederick IV in 1420 as the residence of the Tyrolean sovereigns ...

Walked to the train station and did an expedition to the supermarket to spend our last Swiss Francs as we are back to Euros in Austria. Had a stopover in Zurich for a while and then caught the train to Innsbruck. Again this was a scenic trip over the mountains and it started snowing and was very deep as we got higher- just beautiful scenery. Innsbruck is surrounded by mountains, all of which had snow on them.<br><br>We checked into our hotel where we ...

Last night we made it to Innsbruck in the early evening. This allowed for some time to walk find a hotel and walk into the centre of town to find some dinner. We came across a family restaurant, Weinerwald, where we had a family platter with more than enough food and a bottle of beverage, all for a very reasonable price. The food was really good too!<br><br>After dinner my parents ditched us and we walked around a bit more. The town looks really nice at night and we figured it ...

... well as a crystal on display that is larger than my head. The exhibits in each room vary considerably. In this case I think the pictures describe the museum much better than I can. Once at the end of the museum rooms, the visitor must pass through the showroom and store before leaving the facility. Mom and I had a lot of fun in the store and the men waited patiently for us to decide on ...

... We go back to the car and pack up our oranges, an apple, 1 bun, some cheese slices, some nutella a chocolate bar and some water. We stop in at the café shop and buy 2 more buns. We are good to go! <br><br>We buy our lift tickets and get in the car. I don&#8217;t mind looking down, but looking up gives me the chills. It is so beautiful when we get out at the top. We decide to go for a walk up the mountain for a little bit and then ...

<br>Day 8<br>todays original plan was supose to<br>consist of a 9 hour hike through the mountains but sadly the cable<br>car that was to take us to the top of the mounian was kapukt!<br>(broken) so instead we decided to have a more relaxed day in the<br>mountians so that the Kinder (tommi's kinds: jakob and stefi) could<br>come with us especially since uta had to work. The new plan took us<br>to garmisch (the famous german alps village known for the skiing and<br>awesome mountain views ...

This was a lovely little place we stopped at on the bus tour to the castles. Unfortunately, being Sunday, most everything was shut (except for the souvenir shops that is). They have a woodcarving school there that I plan to stop at for a weeklong course on the next trip. But of course it was shut that ...

The last day of the conference was relatively slow. Everyone seemed tired and full of information. The highlight of the day was on my way to the conference building, a car with two elderly German men stopped in front of me. The driver leaned over and yell something in thick German, which I am assuming was a question or a request for directions. I immediately said "I am sorry I do not speak German" in English. The driver said, "ahhhh" with a dismissive wave of ...

Another work conference for my parents brought us to Oberammergau for a week. We stayed in the cutest little wooden cottage - like the whole thing ceiling to floor and including flowering window boxes was made out of wood! Totally picturesque like you've read about in Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Aromatic town bakery. Absolutely enchanting.