One of the great things about living in Munich is its proximity to the mountains. Within an hour, you can easily be in the foothills; in two hours, you can be at the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest peak. So, after spending several days with our friends at Oktoberfest, we hopped an hour-long regional train south forContinue reading “Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany”
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Hiking in Lenggries: A Day Trip from Munich
It’s official. Our beautiful summer has come and gone. Luckily, we took advantage of our last hot, summer-like day and headed to the mountains! We don’t have a car, so I’m always looking for train-accessible hikes. I didn’t realize it at the time, but Lenggries has a lot of options! I also didn’t realize LenggriesContinue reading “Hiking in Lenggries: A Day Trip from Munich”
Schliersee to Tegernsee: A Day Hike from Munich
Did you know that there are more than 400 lakes in Bavaria?! I didn’t either until I just Googled it, but now we both know. A while back, we saw two of those lakes in one day, thanks to a hike on der Prinzenweg, a path that runs from the Schliersee to the Tegernsee. AsContinue reading “Schliersee to Tegernsee: A Day Hike from Munich”
Hiking Hoher Kranzberg, Mittenwald, Germany
I don’t know about spring anywhere else, but spring in Munich has been crazy. We’ve had snow, beautiful 22 C° (72 F°) days, hail, rain, and everything in between. Luckily, we had some nice weather over Easter weekend, so we set off for the mountains for the first time since we’ve been back! Mittenwald isContinue reading “Hiking Hoher Kranzberg, Mittenwald, Germany”
Kranzhorn Mountain Hike, Germany (& Austria!)
We may not get to *actually* travel much this year, but I can at least say I’ve been to Austria twice! ANNDDD technically I’ve walked across the border, so if that’s not an adventure then I don’t know what is. We’re pretty lucky to have two friends from Groningen also living in the Munich area,Continue reading “Kranzhorn Mountain Hike, Germany (& Austria!)”
Hiking in Ehrwald, Austria
If I could insert googly-eyes, I’d do it. I know we’ve only been in Munich for 2 months, but I’ve been dying to get to the mountains. So, when a soon-to-be-whenever-Germany-lets-Shane-finally-work (ugh) colleague invited us to tag along on a day trip to the Alps, we jumped at the chance. So, last Friday we headedContinue reading “Hiking in Ehrwald, Austria”
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