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How To Visit Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle: A Fairytale in Real Life."This castle is neither an old ruin nor a modern palace, for it represents a kind of poetry that only the people and artists of our time can create."Perched atop a rugged hill in the Bavarian Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle has become an iconic symbol of fairytale castles and the imagination. Its picturesque setting and elaborate design have been immortalized in numerous works of art, including Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle. But beyond its enchanting appearan[...]

Eat Like A Local Garmisch, Germany

We move a lot! When we move, we focus on staying away from the "touristy restaurants" and finding more "local restaurants." Finding those local restaurants can be challenging, and it usually takes about six months to find. Today, I'd like to help you find the local restaurants in Garmisch, Germany. If you're interested in reading a past Eat Like A Local Post make sure to check out Eat Like a Local in Monterey, California. Breakfast & Cafes Wafflehaus: This place is well known by locals but is al[...]

How To Ski In Garmisch, Germany

Today in Garmish, Germany, we had our first significant snowfall of the season, much earlier than last year. I've had a few people reach out to me over the last year about how to ski in Garmisch. I'm going to break down skiing in Garmisch  (Local style). I know the struggles of trying to learn to ski and figuring out where and how to learn to ski. (It's overwhelming) Especially when you don't live here!  If You Work For The United States Goverment If you're an American working for the US go[...]

A look from above of Lake Eisbee

Top 3 Things To Do In Garmisch, Germany

I've lived in Garmisch, Germany for a little over a year. Today I'm sharing with you my top 3 things to do in Garmisch, Germany!  Walk Around Eibsee A crystal clear lake located at the bottom of the Zugspitze. Lays one of the prettiest lakes in Bavaria. The water is teal in the summer and normally frozen over with a layer of snow in the winter.  The lake is surrounded by a walking trail of gravel. This walk is about 4 miles long and is good for both children and elders. During the summer you'll s[...]

Garmisch, Germany

The boys and I left on Thursday (last week) to head up to Germany and pick up Tyler and head out on our week long adventure to the northern European countries above Slovenia. (Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary) I thought I would do this adventure a little different and write a blog post about each city and country that we visited. (It's a lot of information!) On Thursday I kept Heath home from preschool and let Nolan go to school for a half day, and miss on Friday. The following week he was out on Fall bre[...]

Austria, Germany, and Italy Oh My!

This past week we traveled to Garmisch Germany! OMG!!  BEAUTIFUL it definitely lived up to its hype! The boys and I had a BLAST! We went into town and ate at a local cafe, walked around and took lots of pictures, I also got brave enough to take them both sledding by myself on the Alps!!  We stayed at the Edelweiss lodge in Garmisch, Germany. GREAT location, super close to EVERYTHING, it was a 2-second drive to the ski slopes, and seconds away from places to eat, and walk around.  O[...]