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 contrasting colours light up the landscape by MrBill The weather in Garmisch-Partenkirchen can be very unpredictable. It can change quite a bit from the morning until the afternoon. In general, you will find better weather and clearer skies in the morning, and then it may cloud up and rain in the afternoon. Best is to go hiking or skiing early in the day, and then if the weather gets worse, you will have used the best part of the day. However, many days, it is gray and cloudy in the valley, at 850 meters, but bright, blue sky up at 1350-1750 meters, above the clouds. You can never generalize, but best to go up there and see for yourself. Leave a Comment
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 quiet side street, great view by MrBill Whether it is hiking or biking, downhill or cross-country skiing, snow shoeing or walking along the Hohenweg around Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the main thing is get out of the town and see the surrounding hills. Do not let the weather fool you or keep you from enjoying the day. Dress for the weather, bring along extra clothes, like a rainjacket in your knapsack, or indeed to put your jacket in if it gets too warm, and then get out and enjoy the day. So often we have been really lucky, and enjoyed the 2-3 nice hours of the day when the weather was good, and then seen it rain and get miserable. We were so happy then to have used those few hours to enjoy ourselves and get some exercise. We see a lot of tourists who spend the whole day in the town, wandering around because they are afraid of impending rain. Don't be. Sometimes it is cloudy and doesn't rain. Other times, rain comes without much warning when you are on a long hike. No worries, it is only rain.
Also, when you are skiing. Sometimes if it cold and windy, or cloudy and foggy, it is nicer to stay in the valley and go cross-country skiing. If it rains, you can go to the swimming pool in Garmisch or in Grainau. Be aware of the weather, but don't let it intimidate you. Dress for it, but beat it at its own game. Then at the end of the day, you will enjoy that beer even more, and have a real appetite for your Bavarian dinner. Essen Gut, Alles Gut. Leave a Comment
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Meeting New People and Seeing New Places These tips are based on my last 8 weeks of traveling in Europe/Africa: 1. Buy/pre-order as many museum/attraction tickets online as you can. 2. Ask the taxi fare before taking off in a taxi, especially if it’s late at night or coming from an airport. 3. Charge your camera batteries every night. 4. If you have a Eurail pass and need to make reservation make them in Europe. It’s a lot less expensive. 5. If you’re climbing a few hundred steps up a tower, monument, etc. go only a clear, sunny day. 6. Learn at least Hello, Thank you, and Goodbye in the foreign language of the countries you are visiting. 7. Turn your cell phones off inside churches, museums, etc. If it rings and you must take the call, do it outside! 8. If there’s a running commentary (live or recorded), be polite and be quiet. 9. Dress appropriately and be respectful in churches. 10. If you’re traveling with children, don’t let them disrupt others around you. If they cry or throw a tantrum, take them outside. 11. If you have a complaint, do it reasonably without yelling and cursing. 12. Regarding pictures: a. If there are signs saying “No pictures”, don’t take pictures! There’s a reason for the signs. Do you really, really need that picture of Mona Lisa to prove you’ve seen it? b. Learn how to use your camera before the trip. If there are signs saying “No flash”, make sure you know how to use the camera without it. c. If you see a couple or family with one person taking pictures of the other(s), offer to take a picture of both/all of them. Maybe they’ll reciprocate. 13. Check local holidays. Since many museums and stores will be closed, you’ll need to have other plans for the day. (Most stores throughout much of Europe are closed on Sunday.) 14. Don’t try to do too much. Leave some open time to just explore. 15. You’re on vacation so relax and have a good time! Leave a Comment
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 SIGN INDICATED THE WAY by RitchiS1 IF YOU SUFFER UNDER ACROPHOBIA , IT MAY BE ONE WAY WE HAVE GONE TO THE HUPFLEITENJOCH , THE WAY IS INDICATED BY SIGNS Leave a Comment
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 Wood Buildings by TinKan There were many building with wooden supports on the outside of the buildings which now-a-days is for decoration but many years ago it was part of the support for the building. It is nice to see the new buildings keeping with the traditional ones. Take a stroll around the town and look at all of the beautiful buildings. Leave a Comment
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 Onion domes by TinKan Many of the older buildings have the famous "onion dome" style of roof. You will find this style all over the southern Germany area. Leave a Comment
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 Kerstin, Fan of the day! by sabsi The funniest part of our day here was after the event when Kerstin, our friend and a mad Hanni supporter, chased her hero along with all the 16 year old girls. She came back after quite a while (we thought she followed him into the dressing rooms ;-) completely covered in mud but smiling. In the bus back to the railway station we entertained the whole bus because we talked nonsense even though we were sitting far apart from each other! Leave a Comment
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I love Garmish-Partenkirchen. I am a souvnier collector so it is a place for shopping. Leave a Comment
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The Edelweiss Lodge and Resort is a recreation and relaxation center designed primarily for American military personnel in Europe as a part of our commitment to NATO and trying to convince Europeans that we are not as evil as Jacques Chirac and Osama bin Laden say that we are. It is open, however, to US military from other areas, to military retirees, and to families of military personnel, active or retired. The Lodge and Resort feature 330 spacious guest rooms, three uniquely themed restaurants, THE POiNT Wellness Club, leisure activities, daily tours, and a recreation programs center, and it has a full service conference facility.
Hitler's Headquarters. Such opulence in the midst of some of God's most glorious creation that one is stymied ever more in trying to understand him and the destruction which he caused. To begin planning a stay, call (011-49) 8821-9440 from outside Germany or the last eight digits from within Germany, or visit their web site http://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/. Leave a Comment
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 Huts, Garmisch-Partenkirchen by antistar All over the countryside around Garmisch-Partenkirchen are these wooden huts. I can't see what the need for them is, but they really add to the rural Bavarian style. They didn't appear to be lived in and there were no cattle in them. There were sometimes cattle nearby, and sometimes piles of wood outside, but they didn't seem to be for either cattle nor lumber. They are so picturesque, and always lying in perfect buttercup meadows, that it almost seems they were put there to make the place look cool. Leave a Comment
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Marienplatz 12 (formerly Clausing's Posthotel), Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Best Western Hotel Obermuehle
Muehlstrasse 22, Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Hotel Garmischer Hof
Chamonixstrasse 10, Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Landidyll Hotel Leiner
Wildenauer Strasse 20, Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Hotel Rheinischer Hof
Zugspitzstrasse 76, Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Hotel Garni Brunnthaler
Klammstrasse 31, Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Hotel Alpina
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