Taking in the Majesty of the Mountains

We weren't even in the high Alps but I was still overwhelmed by the sheer hugeness of the surrounding mountains. I'm sure you can't even see their peaks 300 days a year but we were fortunate enough to see their immensity as we drove on what seemed to be our own private road toward Ramsau. There was nobody out in this corner of Berchtesgadenerland.

Incredible Day on The Deutsche Alpenstraße

February 18th 2012
Our time in Oberammergau would end this morning. I think we could easily find a week's worth of things to do if we stayed in this area: the Royal Castles, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Zugspitze, Oberammergau itself, Wieskirche, Steingaden, Landsberg, Fussen and the country roads leading in and out of Austria. That retirement trip through all the places we want to visit again in Europe might tak ... read more

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