Dorint Garmisch Partenkirchen4 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

... it is covered with a chocolate ganache- it was delicious, much better than the day before.<br><br>The afternoon was Greg&#8217;s choice and we went to the Bergisel Stadium which is the new ski jump facility which was opened in 2001. This was on the site of the original ski jump facility which was used for the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976. You went in a cable car, then a lift to the top ...

... political advantage. He was really horrible to this wife, with her often being deprived of food. Maximilian spent furtively both through defending his Tyrolean empire and also on artwork advertising his great achievements (he was all for the printing of books to reach the masses, but these usually contained pictures for those who couldn&#8217;t read). It was amazing seeing original portraits, writing and medallions from the 1500&#8217;s. It was ...

... a large room and then walked into the old town to have dinner at a restaurant that had Austrian food. The prices seem quite reasonable after Switzerland, but that might be because they are in Euros. I had a goulash which was quite nice but salty. Again German is the language used but most people speak English so we haven't had any problems. It was very cold as we walked home and Tara kept saying, I hope it snows tomorrow (it certainly felt cold enough).

... or so to climb up and walk around the balcony at the top, so it wasn't a big problem.<br><br>From the top of the tower you can see the town and the nearby surrounding mountains. The ski jump from the Olympics is easily visible, even on a wet, foggy morning like today.<br><br>We could see a cathedral from the tower so once we were back down on the ground we decided to go see it up close. Unfortunately along the way were numerous tourist shops all selling basically the same ...

... 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 ...

... that eventually we have to go to the left path instead of the right one to get back to the cable car station.<br><br>This ends up being a very long and steep 3 hour trek down. Several times we went around a corner and could not believe how steep the trail became and on loose gravel. The grassy parts and slippery and wet, these are the downhill ski runs, and you know how down hill they are. The only easy parts were a couple of ...

... tube. After hangin<br>in there were it was nice a warm we into the restaurant that was next<br>to it and had a beer and some fries. After we ate the skies were<br>still cloudy so we headed back down the cable car and under the cloud<br>cover. Of course about an hour after we got to the bottom the clouds<br>broke from the top of the mountains. Next we headed back to Garmisch<br>to go to the Partnachklamm which is a very skinny gorge that a river<br>had carved out. On our way there we ...

... too.<br>The rest of the tour took us to Linderhof castle and Neuschwanstein castle. What magical looking places they were. Neuschwanstein is the castle Walt Disney uses the sillohette of at the start of his movies. Anyway, after the trip it was back to Munich for a day or so and then on the plane home.

I woke up to the church bell in the center of Garmisch, breaking the stillness of the morning by ringing the time. My stomach problems and I had regained my appetite for breakfast. The caretaker ushered me to the same table by the window and brought me some liverwurst and cheese with some bread. I hate liver but thought that I had to keep an open mind and try some authentic stuff. The first bite was the hardest as the texture and taste of the liver made my ...

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.