It’s like this, we needed to do a meeting somewhere with all the chiefs and it needed to be away from work where we could get some serious work done … sans interruption. My colleague JD had the spot, a hotel outside the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps. One has to take a private cable car part way up the mountain to get to it, cell phones and blackberry’s are masked by the mountain (even fewer interruptions) and the price is well below most anyplace else in Germany, not to mention below the approved government rates. Add to that excellent food, fabulous views from the room and only a ten minute walk to the top of the famous Parnach Gorge and you’ve a hit. And if you "hit" the title to this entry above, it'll take you to the photo gallery from the trip.
Lisa joined me as the conference closed Friday noon and we stayed through Sunday morning. The photos you’ll see are of the Partnach Gorge in Garmisch, the Leutasch Gorge ten or fifteen miles away and the Linderhof Castle. Linderhof was one of King Ludwig II of Bavaria’s several fantasy castles … it so happens to be the smallest, probably the nicest and his favorite.
Prior to Lisa’s arrival I got a chance to hike up a mountain, visit the gorge a couple times and … drink beer. On her arrival (and my colleagues’ departure), Lisa and I walked the Leutasch Gorge and enjoyed a beautiful Spring day on the mountain. Saturday resumed the typical German weather for this time of year … rainy and somewhat cool … so we took to the other attractions, namely shopping in Garmisch (they had an auto show throughout the old section of town), the Ettal Monastary and Linderhof.
The Leutasch Gorge walkway you see is of interest if for no other reason than wondering how the hell they built it on the sides of wilderness cliffs. It opened up last year after two years construction at €1.4 million ($1.9M). The two websites below can give you a bit more info or photos.
