Tuesday, July 26
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Mittenwald loop -- 35 miles
We got a late-morning start out of town, after a brief downpour
while we were getting maps at the tourist information center. It was a gradual
climb east to Klais.
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A little church in Klais
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Schloss Elmau, nestled in the Wetterstein mountains
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A short paved climb brought us to Schloss Elmau, a 1916 castle
that became a haven for artists and intellectuals. Now it's a resort hotel. Rick & I relaxed
here for a while, watching the clouds drift across the mountains.
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Less than two weeks after our visit,
in the wee hours of Aug. 7,
a major fire destroyed the top three floors
of the south and west wings of Schloss Elmau.
No one was injured, and the annex was not damaged.
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Ferchensee, a lake on the way from Elmau to Mittenwald
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Lautersee
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Lynne with statue of Matthias Klotz,
founder of violin making in Mittenwald
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Eight generations of the
Klotz family made violins in Mittenwald.
Lynne got a kick
out of the
Klotz family
tree
in the Geigenbaumuseum because of
her own Klotz ancestry. |
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However, Lynne's family
is not related
to the violin-making
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Lynne with Klotz family tree
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Looking back, on the way from Mittenwald
to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Ski Stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
-- site of 1936 Olympics
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On the road out of Partenkirchen
-- no panniers for the day.
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Klais
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Schloss Elmau
Keith has an apartment
in the new annex,
and Bill & Bonnie and the kids enjoyed getaways here.
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We biked on the gravel road
from Elmau to Mittenwald.
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Lautersee, a lake
between Elmau and Mittenwald
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After Lautersee it was all downhill to Mittenwald.
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Mittenwald is known for its violin-making industry,
dating to the 17th century.
We visited the
Geigenbaumuseum
(Violin-Making Museum),
which Rick remembered visiting
on a 1996 bike trip
from Geneva to Munich.
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Workshop
in the Geigenbaumuseum
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Geigenbaumuseum
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Church of Saints Peter and Paul
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