Germany and Austria, part one

We arrived at Munich Airport and were informed that because there are so few automatic cars, we would be upgraded to a Mercedes! This car was totally awesome, as you can see. So, if you go to Europe request an automatic :)

We drove from Munich Airport to Edelweiss Lodge which is near Garmisch, Germany smack dab in the middle of the beautiful Bavarian Alps. It was an hour of driving through this scenery. Can't beat that!

God's greatness displayed. How can you see beauty such as this and doubt there is a God or that God loves us so much that he chose to give us such beauty to behold...

The view from our room. We had a little patio but it was too cold to really enjoy it.

We visited the "Disney Castle" on Friday. This is the castle that the castle in Disney World was built based on. It was a beautiful 1 hour drive from our hotel, most of which was driving through Austria. Then out of the blue we saw this magnificent castle on the mountain.

In the nature of magical castles, Bryon took Molly and I on a horse and carriage ride up to the castle, so that we wouldn't have to do the 45 minute hike up the hill. Molly adores horses so this was the highlight of the trip for her.

As we took off, Molly got a little anxious and came with me in the back of the carriage but by the end she was up front with Bryon leading the way.

Family shot in front of the castle

Princess and her castle.

We stayed so long in the castle the horses were put up for the night so we hiked down. It was a nice walk though, especially for Molly. Bryon's neck still hurts from her excited bouncing but it was well worth it :)