Germany- Garmish and the Alps

Our second day in Germany was very low key. We ate an American style breakfast buffet and oh how I wish I had a picture. They had everything we can’t get anywhere around here. Biscuits and Gravy, grits, pancakes, bacon… drool! We played on the playground, took a walk through Garmish, played some more, and grilled out. It was a lovely family filled day!


Day three was a glorious up-close and personal view of the Alps. We rode a cable car up to the top of a mountain where we walked out onto a lookout 3,000 feet in the air. Amazing! Pictures just don’t do justice to the magnificent views. From there we rode a 2nd cable car to another peak, and then hiked to a 3rd car that took us home. Now, this was quite the adventure for me. I didn’t realize we were going to be doing any hiking, so I wore flip flops. BAD IDEA! Flip flops are completely appropriate for cable car riding, completely inappropriate for hiking. About 10 steps into our hike, I fell, hurting my knee and ankle. Deciding to take Greg’s advice for curing any ailment “Just walk it off,” we continued on. There were some places I felt it was dangerous to wear flip flops, so I hiked barefoot through the Alps! How many people can say that?! At every turn I was in awe of God’s creation. I kept thinking how amazing it was that my God, who sculpted every peak and knows every valley, also knows and cares for me! How insignificant I seem in the vastness of the world, yet He knows every hair on my head!

“I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works.” Psalm 145:5

                                           "Handy Manny" gloves and ice cream.  What's better?

                                                           Church in Garmish

                                                      The Alpspix- very high in the air

                                               She missed the entire ride