Garmisch (again, finally)

It has been more than 7 years since we've been at Edelweiss (Armed Forces Resort) and it was wonderful to be back again (for the most part).  We have so many memories from being there with my parents, my sister, her husband and Jaden, when he was a baby.

It was awesome to bring our boys to such a beautiful area and to enjoy God's beautiful creation.  Unfortunately, it was not without complications...the day before leaving Gregory developed pink eye and then right before getting in the van to drive Gregory got a very bad bloody nose and he has some horrendous allergies to something outside at this time of year.  In spite of all of this and trying to find the right medicines and such we all had a pretty good time unfortunately we don't have the family pictures we planned on doing because of Gregory being so sick and not feeling up to pictures, maybe next time (as we also missed out on being in the pool too).

On the way I packed a picnic lunch so we stopped at a beautiful lake and enjoyed feeding some ducks, skipping some rocks (or at least trying), watching all of the sailboats, gazing upon the moutains, and a far away view of Neuschwanstein.

We got to visit and went on a tour through Schloss Linderhof (one of King Ludwig's three castles in Germany).  Gregory was incredibly attentive while on the tour and enjoyed it a lot.  The day was beautiful (a tad warm, but the sky was gorgeous) and so we had ice cream multiple times during the day.  Joshua loved watching the hang gliders as we had a beautiful view out of our room at the resort.

And then the day before we left we drove about 2.5 hrs to the Berchtesgaden (Obersalz) area where the Eagle's Nest is.  Our original plans were thwarted due to an oversight on my part...it was Hotel Turks day of rest, so we didn't get to tour the WWII bunkers under it, but we did go in the WWII bunkers that are under a documentation building near the Eagle's Nest.  Due to the crazy bus ride up the mountain to get to the Eagle's Nest we decided to view it from afar and just take in the close by things to see.  Gregory and Joshua loved learning about the WWII bunker and I am sure they will develop a love for all things WWII just like their dad with as much as they get to see and hear about it in our home.  The temperature in the bunker was the big bonus as it was incredibly hot outside (in the 90s)...but very cool inside the bunkers.

The drive back was long, very long.  Staus are not our favorite thing to be stuck in...we like it when traffic keeps moving...so much better than sitting at a standstill on the (oh so fast SOMETIMES) autobahn.  So with the travel we did, we are now trying to think through our next travels to Italy...will we be able to do it (and be happy and feel like enjoying the area when we arrive?)  Stay tuned to find out where we travel to next!

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