Swiss Q Hotel Wittelsbacher Hof Garmisch-Partenkirchen

I was a little bummed (only a little) that I would miss most of the Fall season in Atlanta - it's my favorite. When I arrived in Innsbruck it quickly turned my frown upside down. The leaves are changing colors, and with the mountains in the background and the nip in the air - Austria makes for a perfect Fall experience.

Innsbruck is very quaint, and there are mountains peaking ...

... The scenery was definently worth it, with the Gerlos pass having a lovely Waterfall..the waterfall started a few km's up and was pretty impressive. By the time we had done the second pass it was getting quite late...but not dark yet.
The drive to Innsbruck was via motorways, but scenic enough as we got to our hotel around 7pm..just after dark. We went past the Swarovski Factory on the way into Innsbruck ...

... another day that I
suffered due to lack of sleep. On pure adrenaline I got myself up at 7AM so I
could walk around the city before my guided hike was to begin. Innsbruck is
very small and easy to navigate by map. The main part of the city has a large
river that runs through it and one can go from the center of the city to the
foothills of the mountains in about five minutes….Pretty amazing and totally
different from ...

... free camping ahead :) We drove towards Munich and parked once again on the street in a small town, which has by far been our most common theme for free camping but is usually the safest choice for us. The best part about Fred is that he is small enough to park on the street and does not look like a campervan, so anyone who sees him most likely would think it was a mail truck or something…at least that is what we tell ourselves :)

... purchases.

The museum was pretty cool and certainly a unique experience. The weather was really nice today too so once we completed the museum and the shopping, we went to the park behind the giant's head. Here they have a hedge maze shaped like the giant's hand which looked pretty cool but we didn't venture in. Instead we soaked up a little sun before moving on to the next destination.

... 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.

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 ...

... of one of these new beauties with the Director of Motorrad from BMW Canada. This was always a condition of mine to buying a new bike and up to now I was told it would be impossible to do for this new BMW..."which is why I planned on buying an MV Agusta instead" I told the Director. Obviously faced with the loss of a sale, he said there must be some arrangement we could make, possibly making a story ...

... and surrounding mountains. In the evening we walked from our hotel down the street to what said beer garden. We walked inside and froze by the door, it was like walking in to another world in another time. A small front bar so thick with smoke we could barely see anything and inside sat around 30 middle aged German men wearing hats with feathers and woolen vests. ' I don't think we're supposed to be here' I ...

... antithesis of the day before. The mountains encircled me and they were spectacular, rugged and snow peaked as I'd seen in countless photos and as I'd imagined them the day before when hidden from view. I immediately formulated a new plan. I didn't have to be in Munich until that evening and I could always try to visit Füssen later. Maybe Sean and Amanda would even want to spend one day trekking out there to see the castle and we could all go together. So that gave me all day to ...

We went by car to Mittenwald and got at room at the Hotel Post. It was a nice room, but very narrow. It reminded me of a train compartment. There was a hail storm and it was rainy and cloudy. I bought ...