Zugspitze, Austria/Germany VII

Fly in. Lift up. Ski down.

Zugspitze, Austria/Germany VI

Looking down on the little villages far below.

Zugspitze, Austria/Germany V

Zugspitze, Austria/Germany IV

Looks a bit cold to be walking around naked!

Zugspitze, Austria/Germany III

I love that they tell you where to take your photo.

Zugspitze, Austria/Germany II

Zugspitze, Austria/Germany

We traveled to Austria this June for a family reunion. While there, we went up the Zugspitze which is Germany's highest mountain. It is split between Germany and Austria. We took the aerial tramway up and at the top you can actually walk from one country to the other! It was a foggy day, but we still managed to see some of the view.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany

Our last stop on the way home last Spring was Neuschwanstein Castle. This is another castle built by crazy King Ludwig II. It served as the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle. Unfortunately, the tickets were all sold out, so we only saw the outside.

Linderhof IX

Linderhof VIII

Linderhof VII

All in red.

Linderhof VI

The artificial dripstone cave with its lake and waterfall was modeled on the Hörselberg from the first act of the Wagner opera "Tannhäuser". The electricity for the lights in the cave was generated by one of the first places in Bavaria to make electricity.

Linderhof V - 3000 posts today!

Inside the artificial grotto the king had built. Also, welcome to my 3000th post!!!

Linderhof IV

Linderhof III

Linderhof II

Linderhof, Bavaria, Germany

On an extremely soggy day, we visited crazy King Ludwig II's palace, Linderhof, located in Bavaria, Germany. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos of the inside, but here are a few shots of the grounds.

Bavaria, Germany

Continuing our trip from last year, we drove through the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

Feuerwehr

Shortly after we parked our car in this little lot (we were the only ones parked there), these fire engines pulled up right next to our car and sent the ladder across the road. We have no idea what they were doing. I like to think they were rescuing a cat.

Green!

I love all the green in this photo.