Day 2 - The Top of Germany

With everyone finally well rested, the next day we headed up to The Zugspitze, the highest peak in Germany. Our kiddos were loving the cool weather that hovered around 30-40 the whole time we were there. Cool enough to enjoy some snow, but warm enough to be walking around.

Every ice patch required a stop

and another one on the way to the train station

Our train stop at the base of a ski lift. Being off season it seemed abandoned! Fortunately the train stopped for us.

Train ride to Eibsee to pick up the cable car

Oscar was the most excited about this chilly cable car ride to the top which def doesn't come through the in the photo!

A snack at the top while the big kids played outside

followed by a snooze!

My amazing view while Harry snoozed and the kids played outside with Dada.

Snow piles on the observation deck 

The Zugspitze! - Mama had to take a turn outside too, while Harry stayed warm inside with Dada.

Cable car ride down to another area with sledding

At the next level down, there was about 2 feet of snow for the kids to play around in. The wind was pretty cold at this stop too so Harry stayed cozy and warm inside with Dada while we let Oscar and Livi play for about 20 min. Even after scaling the peaks and rolling down, Oscar somehow managed to stay dry. But Livi threw herself all over the place and ended up with very cold face and legs. It certainly didn't dampen her spirit though! When they were done we took another train ride down through the middle of the mountain.

enjoying the snow

On the way back down the mountain, we decided to have a meal in a small town right next to ours. To get to the village, we took a walk through a field where the kids found some more ice to play with. They carried these ice slabs halfway there and then halfway back home again before they slowly broke them down.