The Alps, German style!

So Germany was great. I also went to Austria!
I got into Germany on Thursday, and after a little confusion met up with Mr.Horne and his work buddy Steve. We then drove to Garnisch. It was the sight of the winter Olympics, and our hotel was right across from the ski jump! It was so cool to see, its huge, I cant believe people do that!

On our first day as Mr.Horne and his friend were fighting off jet lag, we went to the highest point in Germany! I even saw a Shiba Inu and a German shepheard….both of the breeds that I have! I also got some great beer, and a cheese it break! I also had this really good beer, that was more like lemon ice tea. But we got food at the very top, and after I ate it…which I couldnt finish I was full for the next 48 hours it seemed

The next day we saw three castles!!! They were all great! I dont know why Castles are just soo cool, but its just fun walking down the places where real kings and queens walked!
Then we went to a famous monastery where they brew their own beer! We of course got some, but it wasnt that good……well it was great beer, but just too beer like for me! Ludwig, the guy who built the castles LOVED swans. The whole castle has paintings on the walls, and sculptures and other various things shaped as swans. The pons even today still have swans swimming around! It reminded me a lot of my Grandmother. We always have swans out at the farm, and they are always so beautiful.

Then we went hiking in the alps again, with Mr.Hornes friend Gunther! He was a tour guide, and is German, so it made getting around a little more easy. The alps are just incredible, the fresh air is impossible to describe, you have to breathe it yourself. We hiked down into this valley that had a cute little farm. The run a restaurant with really authentic german food. It was so cozy inside. We went outside and then started hiking up the mountain and heard the cow bells. The Italian alps side was silent, and the german side was filled with cow bells. I always need more cow bell.
I really enjoyed Germany because it felt like home to me. The architecture, the farms, the animals, the designs, the interiors, everything seemed like things in my parents, or aunts or grandparents homes.

The cool thing about the alps is that they are so accessible. I saw old and young….yes a stroller! The Germans that I saw were not especially skinny like the Italians I know. They were very healthy. They eat very hearty meals, but they are active people and stay in shape. It was nice being in that environment. Here most people are size 2 or smaller. So it is definitely a different feeling for me.

We finished that day off at a Thai restaurant, and it was great! German Thai food, is excellent!
Today we planned to go into this cute bavarian church in the town. We got there and the doors had signs on them that neither of us could read! Luckily the Deacons wife came out and told us that the church is under restoration and the service was in a local building. So we walked there and it was such a cute service. After the Deacon let us look in the Church. It was great to see a church in restoration. I had a lot to look at and learn. It was a New Gothic German Church, absolutely beautiful. The colors are much different in Germany art. The colors almost always have the same value which is interesting. It took me a while to put my finger on it.

But tmw it is back to work for me!

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