We returned to Munich from Innsbruck yesterday night, having spent five nights there. After breakfast this morning at the Le Meridien in Munch, we took the S-Bahn to the airport for our flight on United back to the US. We arrived just in time for rush hour traffic.
Continue reading “Leaving Innsbruck From Munich”Top of Tyrol at Stubaier Gletscher
After breakfast at the AC Hotel, we checked out, left our bags at the train station, and took a bus down to Stubaier Gletscher. We visited the Top of Tyrol before descending and returning to Innsbruck. After lunch, we returned to Munich by train and bus and checked into the Le Méridien.
Continue reading “Top of Tyrol at Stubaier Gletscher”Innsbruck and the Nordkette
After flying from IAD to MUC on United, we took the OBB train to Innsbruck, dropped off our bags at the AC Hotel, and traveled to the Nordkette via funicular and aerial tram. After spending some time at the top, we had dinner and walked around the city a bit before returning the hotel.
Continue reading “Innsbruck and the Nordkette”Schloss Neuschwanstein
For our last full day in Munich, we had breakfast as usual at the Le Méridien and then traveled to Hohenschwangau to visit Schloss Neuschwanstein, the most famous castle in Germany and the basis for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Continue reading “Schloss Neuschwanstein”Zugspitze, the Highest Mountain in Germany
After breakfast at the Le Méridien, we took the train to the Eibsee, via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where we ascended to Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany, by aerial tram. We enjoyed the magnificent view and walked across the shared summit to Austria where we had lunch. We then walked back to Germany and took a different aerial tram down a bit to the Zugspitzplatt, a mountain ski area on the German side of the border. After, we returned to the Garmisch-Partenkirchen where we had dinner nearby before returning to Munich.
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