Zugspitze

The Summit
The villages of Garmisch-Partenkirchen look like a post card that came alive. It is a wonderful alpine resort with views of towering mountains and lakes. Infact, Germany's tallest mountain, the Zugspitze lies right here. It is also a major ski resort and was the location for two of the Winter olympics. Standing 2960m (9720 ft), the view from the top of the peak is a feast to the eyes. You can see the alpine mountains extending into Austria, Switzerland, Italy and ofcourse Germany.

We took the cog wheel train from Garmisch station to Zugspitzplatte, a plateau that offers some stunning views.

The Cog wheel train
After a bit of strolling at Zugspitzplatte we took the cable car to the peak. While we were waiting to take the cable car, we actually saw hikers coming down frm the peak along a path which did not even seem to exist and not too mention way too steep. I have no other explanation for their action, other than they were just plain "verrückt" (that's Crazy in Geraman!).

At Zugspitzplatte

The view of the peak from Zugspitzplatte

Snow in fall, ski slope

Two people hiking down!!

Can you see them now?

After taking in the sprawling views, we decided to dine at the restaurant that is at the highest elevation in all of Germany ;-)

People trying to get to the summit

The sprawling Alpine mountains

From the top

We then descended through the Eibsee cable car all the way to the base.

More mountains

Eibsee lake

At the train station at Eibsee to get to Garmisch

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