We stayed at Hotel Konigshof which was one of my favorite hotels because I loved the pillows so much. The longer we were on our trip and not sleeping in our usual bed, it was the little things that made me more comfortable that I really appreciated.
It was too cloudy and rainy to take the tram to the top of Zugspitze (Germany's highest mountain), but the nice lady at the tram ticket station recommended the Wankbahn, a cable car that takes you to the top of another really tall mountain where you can see views of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zugspitze and the rest of the Alps in that area. So that's what we did and it was really beautiful. It was also really, really cold and windy so we were pretty much the only ones up there, but it was totally worth it.
Things we want to remember about Garmisch:
1) The view of the Alps/Zugspitze from our hotel room.
2) The happy cows that freely grazed over grass fields and had plenty of room to do so.
3) Taking the Wankbahn to see the fantastic views of the German Alps on Mother's Day.
4) The hotel receptionist being very nice and friendly but catching us off-guard when she told us, "You sound very American, perhaps from the South?" (Oops. :/)
The next morning we drove to Neuschwanstein, commonly known as one of the castles that inspired the design of Disney's Cinderella Castle. Neuschwanstein was beautiful. While we were driving, we read a lot about it on our phones and in our tour book because we heard the tour of the castle would be quick - which it was.
Things we want to remember about Neuschwanstein:
1) Walking/hiking up to the castle - it was a beautiful walk and it felt nice to be outside.
2) The views of the Alps/Southern Bavaria from the Castle including the bridge (Marienbrucke) which was King Ludwig's favorite view.
3) We liked everything about the tour (no pictures inside were allowed). The castle was a lot more modern (mid-19th century) than we realized.
P.S. Look how happy this cow is. I think that's why German dairy is SO good. :)
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