We spent the week down in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for part of Adam's block leave before deployment. We got down there on Monday night and it was dark, so we just grabbed dinner at the hotel and hung out in our awesome junior suite! Yes, we got the royal treatment! Adam spoiled us girls the whole week! Our suite even had a balcony with a mountain view. It was a dream come true!
On Tuesday, it was raining and we were so bummed, but then we heard about a hike through a gorge that we could do and it was the perfect rainy day adventure. The gorge was dripping wet anyway, so in the rain it was even better! It was amazing! We had never seen anything like it! That night we went out to eat at a very German establishment. There were men in lederhosen everywhere, and one even passed out at a table from drinking too much. We ordered way too much food, (which is still sitting in the refrigerator at the hotel), and the host even came and had shots with us. We had a great time and stuffed ourselves silly!
On Wednesday, we went up to the Zugspitze because it was a beautiful clear day. We rode the train up and down, which Bella thoroughly enjoyed and we rode a cable car to the very top. We even had lunch up there, on top of the tallest mountain in Germany! I must say it was the best coffee and bratwurst I've had thus far! We only wish we brought our skis to get down the mountain that way! It was so beautiful and we could see three countries from the top. What a view!
On Thursday, we went to see the Linderhof Palace. It is the most extravagant place you will ever see! Gold and silver covering the walls, porcelain candle holders everywhere, a room with mirrors that go on forever . . . the place was amazing! And the king loved his birds, so there were two lifesize peacocks to announce when he was home to put out front. We thought that was fitting!!!!!!!! The drive was nice going through all the small towns too. We went back to the hotel and hung out for a couple hours until it was time for our Thanksgiving dinner. We went down to a banquet room and had a table just for us. Adam even got us a bottle of wine, which we polished off before we left! The buffet was surprisingly good and Bella loved the pumpkin pie. We ate and drank for over two ours and had a great time. It was a great way to spend Thanksgiving if we couldn't have been with family.
Friday, we took the day to see the Neuschwanstein Castle. We rode in a horse and carriage both ways and Bella got to see her princess castle! It was beautiful! So lavish and intricate and amazing. We could hardly take it all in. We had a light lunch in one of the unfinished floors of the castle and it was surreal. That was a gorgeous drive too. We saw other castles along the way and got lots of great pictures. It's amazing how much history is alive in this country! We went back to the hotel and took Bella swimming, as we did every afternoon at some point and she had a blast. She could touch in the toddler end, so she thought that was great. We then went out to an amazing Italian place in town. We ate everything we ordered and got desert and it was so good! Again, the host gave us a shot . . . we started to wonder if that was common here. It was a really nice dinner and we felt really content.
We got up this morning and had breakfast as usual in the hotel before packing up to go home. We headed out to do a drive thru of Munich on our way up to Nuernberg. We stopped at the Christmas Market there and had some Gluehwein. It was amazing to be a part of something that has been going on for hundreds of years! We made our way home and we're glad to be back here, if only for a couple of days!
On Tuesday, it was raining and we were so bummed, but then we heard about a hike through a gorge that we could do and it was the perfect rainy day adventure. The gorge was dripping wet anyway, so in the rain it was even better! It was amazing! We had never seen anything like it! That night we went out to eat at a very German establishment. There were men in lederhosen everywhere, and one even passed out at a table from drinking too much. We ordered way too much food, (which is still sitting in the refrigerator at the hotel), and the host even came and had shots with us. We had a great time and stuffed ourselves silly!
On Wednesday, we went up to the Zugspitze because it was a beautiful clear day. We rode the train up and down, which Bella thoroughly enjoyed and we rode a cable car to the very top. We even had lunch up there, on top of the tallest mountain in Germany! I must say it was the best coffee and bratwurst I've had thus far! We only wish we brought our skis to get down the mountain that way! It was so beautiful and we could see three countries from the top. What a view!
On Thursday, we went to see the Linderhof Palace. It is the most extravagant place you will ever see! Gold and silver covering the walls, porcelain candle holders everywhere, a room with mirrors that go on forever . . . the place was amazing! And the king loved his birds, so there were two lifesize peacocks to announce when he was home to put out front. We thought that was fitting!!!!!!!! The drive was nice going through all the small towns too. We went back to the hotel and hung out for a couple hours until it was time for our Thanksgiving dinner. We went down to a banquet room and had a table just for us. Adam even got us a bottle of wine, which we polished off before we left! The buffet was surprisingly good and Bella loved the pumpkin pie. We ate and drank for over two ours and had a great time. It was a great way to spend Thanksgiving if we couldn't have been with family.
Friday, we took the day to see the Neuschwanstein Castle. We rode in a horse and carriage both ways and Bella got to see her princess castle! It was beautiful! So lavish and intricate and amazing. We could hardly take it all in. We had a light lunch in one of the unfinished floors of the castle and it was surreal. That was a gorgeous drive too. We saw other castles along the way and got lots of great pictures. It's amazing how much history is alive in this country! We went back to the hotel and took Bella swimming, as we did every afternoon at some point and she had a blast. She could touch in the toddler end, so she thought that was great. We then went out to an amazing Italian place in town. We ate everything we ordered and got desert and it was so good! Again, the host gave us a shot . . . we started to wonder if that was common here. It was a really nice dinner and we felt really content.
We got up this morning and had breakfast as usual in the hotel before packing up to go home. We headed out to do a drive thru of Munich on our way up to Nuernberg. We stopped at the Christmas Market there and had some Gluehwein. It was amazing to be a part of something that has been going on for hundreds of years! We made our way home and we're glad to be back here, if only for a couple of days!
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