What a whirlwind the last two weeks has been. We had a great time with Monica, Peter, PD and Sean. We rented a Mercedes and headed south to the Alps. Let it never be said that we don’t ride in style. I took this quick photo so that Monica and Peter would have proof that they rode in a Mercedes on the Autobahn during their trip:
Did I forget to mention that it was a bright blue Mercedes rental van? lol. We put some miles on that van and we never had the problem of losing it in the parking lot! Here it is looking down from Hohenschwangau Castle.
Our first stop was Berchtesgaden to see the Eagle’s Nest. You can click on the thumbnail to see a bigger picture but it won’t get much clearer. That is actually how it looked that day. We were literally in the clouds. We hiked up to the top of the mountain to get a shot by the cross and as soon as we got back into the Eagle’s Nest building the sky let loose and absolutely dumped rain. It was a wet, wet ride to Garmisch….
We stayed four days in apartments in Garmisch. We had the whole top floor. Our balcony was this one all the way across the front (little picture is view from our balcony) and Monica and Peter’s was the same thing but across the back of the house. Their balcony had a beautiful view of the Zugspitze:
More pictures from Garmisch:
No trip to Garmisch would be complete without going to Neuschweinstein and Hohenschwangau Castles:
We hopped down to Vipiteno, Italy for lunch:
This sidewalk cafe was at the base of the clock tower in the center of town. Right outside of town are two castles. We stopped to take photos in front of Reifenstein Castle:
The Grand Finale for the boys was the trip to Legoland:
And yes, there was knitting…. The guys went golfing one day while Monica and I caught up on laundry. My dear SIL…. whom I’ve been trying to talk into learning to knit for years…. finally picked up the needles. She’s a natural. Here’s what she accomplished in just a few hours.
It was sad to see them go. I wish we’d had more time to just sit and visit but there was so much to show them. It was fun for Monica to be back in Germany (she and Dan were here as kids when my FIL was stationed in Hanau). Dan took them up to see all their old haunts in Hanau on the way to catch their flight out of Frankfurt.
Dan left this morning to go to the States for a class in Virginia. The house seems way too quiet…..
Beautiful pictures!
What a great time you had. I love those castles, they were the highlight of my trip. Glad things went well. And I went to Vipiteno too. Wow, my memories are coming back.
Pictures are great and reflect a sweet time with your visitors/family. I’ll be thinking of you while Dan is in the US. Keep knitting.
Wow! Castles, knitting AND Legos! It just doesn’t get any better than that 🙂 (except maybe Italian food in Italy!)
Wow your pictures are amazing! What a wonderful experience for your kids to see such awesome places in the world!
Welcome back. It looks like you had a great time. Congrats on getting the SIL knitting!
I was looking at your beautiful pictures thinking that some of the sites looked a bit familiar. Then I saw the ones of Neuschweinstein and Hohenschwangau Castles. I have been there! (ages and ages ago). I’m glad I’m notlosing my mind. Glad you had such a great time!
I’m so glad that you guys had a wonderful vacation. I love the photos, especially the one of the first castle, it doesn’t even look real. Makes me wish I would have met my husband years earlier, so that I could have been with him while he was stationed in Germany! Absolutely beatiful!
Monica did a wonderful job on her first project:-) next….a knitting blog:-)
No wonder the house seems quiet; you’ve had what looks to have been a wonderful visit with your family! Thanks for sharing all the pictures. They really serve as a great mental diversion to hot and nasty FL!
Mooo?
Garmisch looks beautiful! Thanks for the wonderful photo tour.