Treff Hotel Alpina 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 ...

... purchases.<br><br>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.

... witht he snow capped mountains in the background it doesn't even look real. I can't wait to get some photos uploaded so you can see heaven on earth.<br>We got up early and headed out of Frankfurt. We had a quick breakfast at the base, did a little shopping and we were on our way. Our first stop was Dachau Concentration Camp. I won't go deep into the history, but simply it was the first ...

... Taking in the view is nothing short of incredible with what appears to be an untouched (other than the little ant people down below skiing). We stayed outside as much as we could before ears, fingers and noses began burning with the cold. Turning inside, we had warm homeade goulash soup and a little something for dessert. Chris had saved a bit of bread to feed the birds outside, so once again, we braved the cold. Now, these birds are amazing to watch. They can step off the ...

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 ...

... due to bombs or a stray missile. Now these two sides sat at my table telling both sides of the story and I wonder if they could have done this 5 or even 3 years ago. We closed out the place and made the cleaning staff impatient as we talked about politics, America's mistakes and personal stories. The walk back to my hotel was much better than the night before as I had a few beers in my stomach, a head full of thoughts, and the stars up above to stare at as I walked.

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.