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Garmisch-Partenkirchen

alps map

Our last night before joining the land-tour group was spent in Germany, in the resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Ettal_Abbey

On the way there, from Munich, we stopped at Ettal Abbey, a beautiful Benedictine monastery.

Ettal Abbey

One thing I noticed was that the monastery gift-shop sold not only wine but also beer. It was a pretty great gift-shop!

hotel zugspitze

We stayed at Hotel Zugspitze, which is named after the highest Alps peak in Germany.

cog wheel

I really wanted to take the cog-wheel cable up to the peak, but at 49.50 euro per person (about $126 total) … on second thought… no thanks!

hotel dining

I can just image how packed this sweet hotel must be during the popular ski season.

hotel fresco

Just as in Oberammergau, many of the buildings are covered in beautiful frescoes.

shops

hunting fresco

frescos

trompe-l’œil

This little boy was one of my favorites.

sweet boy

And you’re not in a Bavarian town until you’ve found the Maypole

may pole

… the Catholic church…

catholic church

… and the Biergarten!

menu

Throughout Bavaria, we saw men wearing lederhosen.

lederhosen

But nowhere near as often as we saw in Garmisch.

businessmen

As we sat at the beer garden, this businesswoman and group of businessmen sat next to us. The woman and three of the men wore business attire and two of the men were in lederhosen.

hay truck

Yep, Garmisch-Partenkirchen is one perfectly picturesque and charming Bavarian town!

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