Saturday, September 26, 2009

Zugspitze – Highest mountain in Germany

Took a train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and then hop on the cog railway to get up to Zugspitze. Zugspitze, approx 3000m high is Germany’s highest mountain. The fact that it is highest, it caught my attention to make this trip.

     The Zugspitzbahn, cog railway

 

@ 1640m

Not yet but almost there...

Just 2600m

Thats me!

Then, we dine at the summit…



I so wanted to make this climb but I will risk losing my shoes if I did.

notice those peeps at the bottom left corner? wow…

 

 

how about some beer.. highest beer garden!

carved out of a trunk!

 

Taking the cable car down to Eibsee before taking the cog railway back to Garmisch

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Nürnberg

   See that belt on the left with arrow? You can just put your luggage on it when going down the escalator, save you from carrying the heavy load down


     

 

Love this pine wood book store that stood in the middle of the pavement

 

Lorenzkirche

Nassauerhaus

 Tugendbrunnen (Fountain of the Virtues)

 Don’t you just love the colours? Thats the different types of pumpkins.

Heilig-Geist-Spital (The Hospital of the Holy Spirit)

  

Frauenkirche

 Cute. Cat eyeing on a mouse in the mug. I so wanted to get one.

 Schöner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain)

   everyone came here and give the ring a turn… I wonder why.

    

What Nurnberg look like.

 

I like this car… so cool.

View of oldest part of town hall complex

Nuremberg Castle

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