The new year has begun and so have our preparations for our semi-annual Christmas trip to Germany in 2013. Reservations have been made for our stay at the beautiful Gastehaus Hohe Tannen in picturesque Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and we are planning to add a new wrinkle to our traditional trip plans. As always we will spend the days leading up to Christmas in Garmisch and the surrounding area. We will naturally visit several Christmas markets, we are going to visit the nearby Weiskirche (which will be new for us both), and perhaps do a little cross-country skiing again in Garmisch. After Christmas we are planning to spend several days in the Bavarian town of Ruhpolding in order to take advantage of the alpine skiing which that area affords us. Ruhpolding is situated in southern Bavaria generally between Munich and Salzburg. As before, we will spend our last night in Germany enjoying the nightlife of Munich - I am anxious to return to the Hofbrauhaus for more fine beer, good food, and joyous atmosphere. Becuase of the addition of the Ruhpolding leg of our trip I have added an extra day to the trip schedule. The schedule and itinerary now are:
Friday 20 Dec 2013 - Depart U.S.
Saturday 21 Dec 13 - Arrive Munich / Train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Thurs 26 Dec 13 - Depart Garmisch for Ruhpolding
Sun 29 Dec 13 - Depart Ruhpolding for Munich
Mon 30 Dec 13 - Depart Munich for U.S. )-:
