Switzerland and Germany Day 11

Start of day: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
End of day: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Another beautiful weather day here in southern Germany! I was able to sit comfortably on the patio in shorts at 8:30am. I woke Rowan around 10:00am. He’s not a big hiker, so I set out to find a nearby, low effort walk for us. (It’s that path leading from the south tip of town south toward the tree line.)

Satellite map of part of Garmisch showing a path leading south toward Reissersee.

Once you cross the train tracks at the tree line, it’s around 270 feet of vertical ascent to reach Riessersee Hotel and Riessersee Lake. The hotel there looks pretty nice, with the disadvantage of not being right in town. We took the short 1.2km trail around the lake, then walked back down the hill to our hotel. It was beautiful!

Person looking at traditional Bavarian farmhouse with mountains in the background on a sunny day.

Panoramic view of Garmisch-Partenkirchen valley framed by trees with dramatic mountain peaks rising behind the town.

Person standing on a path beside Riessersee lake with the Wetterstein mountain range visible across the water.

Alpine meadow path leading through wildflowers with a sharp mountain peak rising above forested hillsides.

Tree-lined walking path beside Riessersee lake with mountains and boats reflected in the still water.

On the walk back to the hotel I came across this nice resting spot:

Traditional wooden well in a grassy village square with mountain chalets and hills in the background.

Rowan wasn’t hungry at lunchtime so I got takeout Pad Thai from a place up the street. This is another place I’d definitely return to as the food was good and the service friendly.

Takeout pad thai on a balcony table with mountain views across Garmisch.

Being honest, the afternoon was pretty boring. We should’ve visited Eibsee but I think we both still had some bus + train burnout after the long days getting here. We considered Zugspitze, also, but we’d already done Gornergrat in Switzerland, which feels similar. Further, for Gornergrat we had a Swiss half fare card and Rowan rode for free. We had none of that here in Germany, which would’ve put the roundtrip price at more than $100.

Toward the evening we had an outdoor dinner at Restaurant Zum Lamm, where Rowan ordered something called the Treasure Chest which was like a bunch of appetizers served together (he really liked it, especially the onion rings (!?)) and I satisfied myself with a salad. OH! And they had our old flatware.

Afterwards we walked around town so I could get some photos. Residential Garmisch street with a digital parking sign showing space availability, mountains visible in the distance.

Restored vintage blue and white Fiat 600 on display under an awning in Garmisch. Main street in Garmisch at sunset with dramatic mountain peaks catching golden light.

Tall white church tower with clock and dark dome rising above trees along a Garmisch street.

Yellow Mini Cooper with roof rack parked in a cobblestone square in Garmisch with traditional buildings behind.

Evening street scene in Garmisch with the Wetterstein mountains framed by trees and historic buildings.

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