Day 10 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen & die Zugspitze

May 3rd

The church in Garmisch-Partenkirchen we attended 8:30 mass at was large, antiqued old, and was being re-painted on the inside at the time of our visit. There were not many people at the mass and it was in German, but luckily Grandma's own mass book helped her and Matt follow the readings.

Afterwards we headed to a get a train that would take us higher up into the Alps on a cog railway than we already were. Specifically we aimed for die Zugspitze, Germany's largest mountain at 9,718 ft.

At the end of the cog railway ride, we took a cable car which took us the rest of the way to the peak.

At the peak of die Zugspitze, we had brunch at the highest pub / restaurant in Germany.

We spent most of the afternoon enjoying the views and the natural beauty of being so high in the mountains.

The scenery was breathtaking and indescribable.

At 3pm we started our 8 hour driving trip back to Brussels. We got to our hotel at 12:30am and slept a bit before our flight the next morning at 7:30am. The cost to get to the peak was well worth it and we all agreed it was the best thing on the entire trip.

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