Wednesday, May 17 (week 17 / day 115) Garmisch, Germany

The Top of Germany

Zugspitze is the name of the tallest mountain in Germany & part of the range that forms the boundary with Austria to the south. The “Top of Germany” sure has an amazing panoramic view. We got to do some sledding, have a snowball fight & eat lunch up there too.

We had some anxiety in the morning as Stacia called the train station to figure out how to get up the mountain. They told her that with a group of 7 we’d better get there early as it was a very nice day out. She called again when we finally got to Garmisch & now they told her that it was very full today but they could still sell tickets… the language barrier can really make things hard to understand! We found the train station, parked (only $2.50 for the whole day!) & bought tickets without a problem. The train ride is about an hour from Garmisch, across the valley & then up the steep slopes & through a tunnel. The train is on tracks with a center cogwheel mechanism to provide enough strength because it's so steep!


our porch view of Lechbruck

trying to get Kyra out of bed can be challenging

on the cogwheel train

train platform at Zugspitze

on cable car up to the summit

cable car coming up

summit marker on the left (only 9,718 ft)