The highest peak in Germany
Zugspitze is the highest peak in Germany. As always happens every year in the northern hemisphere which has four seasons, the month of May is the beginning of spring.
You can arrange the route of your holiday schedule. Visits to the Zugspitze, initially you will do on the second day of ”forced” replaced same day. Its time to change the costume of spring clothes into winter clothing at most 10 minutes. The kids even have to undress from the tip of the total head to toe. Of course you do not want to chill at the thick snow on the mountain peak later.
By using a train of about 1.5 hours from Munich, you headed to a beautiful small town in the valley of the Alps, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Disappointment children treated fairly by the beautiful scenery on either side of successive carriage window. Landscape typical of southern Germany region which is hilly and rural houses decorated with a different architecture with rural houses in other parts of Europe.
The hill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, you headed Zugspitzbahn Bayerische Station, which is a special station that serves the way to the Zugspitze and surroundings which are generally used for skiing. Round trip fare for a day in winter is 36 euros for adults, adolescents (16-18 years) 25.50 euros, and children (6-15 years) 20 euros per person.
Visitors should decide one of several options offered route. Winter rates are only valid from October until mid-May. After months of May through the next winter, summer rates, which is approximately 25% more expensive than the winter fare.
First you can use Zugspitzbahn, an electric train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Grainau with long travel approximately 30 minutes. In Grainau you changed the train station with Zahnradbahn types, namely the center trains have additional special toothed wheels for mountain areas. Starting from this Grainau train line gradually moves upward with the left-right scene is amazing.
A thick carpet of snowy wilderness area, homes in rural areas that have a shape and ornamentation typical Bavarian region, a row of pine trees that appear in piles due to differences in altitude, mountain tops covered in snow, also pacing the cable car that transports players swinging ski, really incredible scenery.
You got off at Station Eibsee, the highest railway station before the Zugspitze. Next you had to walk about 10 minutes to move to Eibseeseilbahn station.
Eibseeseilbahn is closed cable car without a seat which used to cross the chasm from Eibsee straight to Zugspitze. This cable car capable of carrying up to 300 passengers per hour. With the 4450-meter long cable, Eibseeseilbahn path that was built in 1962 is the longest cable railway tracks in Germany.
Previously you had a little pissed off because the train was already full cabin of passengers. Moreover, all the places near the window were filled with meetings. How you can enjoy the scenery outside? However, when looking upwards, to a path that will pass, you become slightly shriveled balls. Destination seemed very distant and very high. Oh well, you finally decided to stand in the middle is also not nothing, instead of having to wait for the next train.
Sure enough, as soon as the train moves up your knees started to tremble. Swish-swish of the liver and the body feels limp horror. You were a little afraid of heights. Even according to the news, if not stronger, passengers could wet accident.
The journey time is not real long. With a speed of 36 km / h, the train will reach destination within approximately 10 minutes. Information from officers in the carriage that the cable car is powered by 750 kilowatts main cable diameter of 46 mm and each towing cable 29 mm in diameter was able to erase bad thoughts about the possibility of a train going to fumble and raced in free fall toward the rocks below the steep limestone there.
Until the goal, the train doors open. The wind blew harder to make the cold air feels more bite. Exit the train suddenly my second child who were toddlers running strike. Her eyes were closed with little body stiffened. After waiting a few moments, allowing the body to adapt at altitude, you slowly began to walk away from these stations.
By climbing some stairs, you have arrived at the terrace Zugspitze. On the patio you were greeted by very stunning scenery. As far as the eye could see only the tops of snow across the Alps. The highest peak on the terrace it is marked as the highest peak in Germany with a height of 2962 m above sea level.
Some of the coins available binoculars along the guardrail. Binoculars mounted on poles as high as 1.5 m will serve for three minutes when entering a euro coin.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, looks like a miniature city. Eibsee frozen lake looked more beautiful and stunning with the reflection of sunlight in the distance. White tops of snow-covered mountain peaks of about 400 from four countries (Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany) makes the heart rippled with emotion. No more words can describe this beauty of His creation.