Zugspitze

We went up to the top of the Zugspitze today. It is the highest mountain in Germany and not far from Innsbruck. Brendan was excited to go into another European country. It was a beautiful day - more Kaiserwetter! We dressed warmly, as we were up at almost 3000 meters at the top. We took the cable car up to the top from the Eibsee (see photo), just outside of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. We saw a paraglider take off from near the peak, you can see it here.

After hanging out on the top, where there is Germany's highest BierGarten, we took another cable car down one station to the ski area of Sugspitze Platte, the plateau. There we had lunch at the Sonnenalpin restaurant, outdoors. Then we hiked up past a pretty chapel to the Igloo. The Igloo was really amazing! Inside was a bar, many rooms including hotel rooms and a hot tub where you can actually spend the night.

On the way down, we took the cog railway. It was electric, modern and quiet. Also very slow.

Afterwards, we drove into Garmisch-Partenkirchen and walked around the beautiful pedestrian streets. We poked into shops and Rosie and Brendan bought some souveniers.