Rheinischer Hof 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 ...

... about these things, and she claims she is but she always gets what she asks for!) and of course he said yes, and that is how we came to stay in a very nice room with free Internet and cozy beds.<br><br>Today we walked back to the main square to check things out. It was raining lightly but it didn't stop us from having a good time. We checked out the numerous shops and went to the top of the tower. Lincoln wasn't allowed up so we had to go in shifts. You really only need 15 ...

A museum mom and I had been anxious to visit while in Austria, Swarovski Crystal Worlds was our next stop on route. Visitors enter the "museum" under a curtain of water spewing forth from a giant's head. Once inside, there are a series of rooms with low lighting and unique displays, all involving crystals of course. The first room has a beautiful (fake) horse dressed in crystal studded tack ...

... bought some coins of his back in Italy in 2005. They are still probably not worth much than when we bought them, but Popes come and go.<br><br>Our next step was to ride a cable car up to the summit (approximately 10,000 feet above sea level). Part of the observation deck was enveloped with clouds, particularly the Austrian side. The German side, at that time, was relatively clear, sunny, and &#8220;warm.&#8221; After venturing across the border ...

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 ...

September 27-28 I said good-bye to Austria when my train crossed over into Germany on the way to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The rain, although light, followed me the whole way - about an hour's trip, maybe two but certainly not more. It was only a short walk to my hotel from the train station, so the rain didn't bother me too much. When I arrived, I learned that my room was not yet ready, so I stowed my bags at the desk, grabbed my umbrella and went to go look around in the rain. I ...

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.

Goodbye to Wayne & Bronwyn Climbed ZulerBerg Pass to German border Mittenwald - lovely old town with painted houses Lovely scenery all the way to Garmish Olympic Ski jump on outskirts Stadium built by Nazis for 1936 Winter Olympics Met up again with Bill & Sue Afternoon in town Camped beside river just out of town with B&S - lots of canoists there Schloss Neuschwanstein Oberammergau