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Two Aerial Experiences in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria
My first aerial experience was at the top of the Alpspitze. But first we had to get there. Like excited children we pressed our noses against the Perspex window of our little cable car. We pointed out some landmarks below as we rose above the Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We traced the road we had taken ...
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Beautifully Bavarian
As soon as I stepped out of my hotel I was enchanted, there is no other word for it. Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria is surrounded by the Ester Mountains also known as the Bavarian Alps, a spur of the Alps. These mountains form a dramatic backdrop for this popular year-round resort - or more correctly two resorts inextricably linked after they combined resources during the "Winter Olympics of 1936 ...