Here is my mini review of the trip with significant other to Austria for the Hahnenkamm ski race. We decided before the three days there, we would ski in Austria, and we selected Ischgl.

We flew out on Thursday night, and arrived on Friday morning and immediately drove to Neuschwanstein Castle (ie, what Disney modeled his logo).

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It was very beautiful, but more impressive from the outside than the inside.

We then did a quick drive to spend the night in Garmisch.

We stayed at the Gasthof Schatten and very reasonable at around 130 for the night and that included breakfast. Very walkable to downtown Garmisch.

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Next day went over to the 1936 Olympic Stadium, which was worth the stop. Still has a ski jump. But then took a 25 minute walk to the Partnachklamm (Parnach Gorge)

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It was so beautiful. Not sure how it is in the summer, but the ice, waterfalls, etc was worth the hike through the gorge.

To finish off the sightseeing, we went to Zugspitze which is the tallest point in Germany. What is nice about it is that when on top on a clear day you can see 4 countries. The cable car is new and longest unsupported span.

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We then drove to Ischgl for our ski piece to begin

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Posted by tccdc

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Posted on 2/23/18 at 6:33 pm to tccdc

Ischgl is reknowned for its Apres Ski, so I said, no matter what, I could drink and why I chose it :)

We stayed from Saturday night until Friday morning at the Hotel Sonne. Now mind you, this is something we did for our 15th anniversary that is coming up later in the year. The total for the 6 nights was around 4k with us staying in a big suite. But it included breakfast, dinner, and afternoon snack. It also included our ski passes for the week, ski storage, etc..

We got plowed with snow every day minus that Sunday. It averaged 16-24 inches snow a day. But you would never know as the Austrians cleared it like no business.

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One of the funnest things we did was an 8 kilometer tobaggan ride from the top to the bottom. Every corner on the way down was people stopped, taking shots and what not. Oh to be so young again.

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And this is a pic outside of the Trofana Alm which is great for Apres. Every bar/pub in Ischgl was great with there same terrible 30 German schlager songs that you hate at first, but love after a day. It is a real shared culture, and fun to watch

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Posted by DoUrden

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Posted on 2/23/18 at 9:32 pm to tccdc

Did you also go to Linderhoff? I think it's just as impressive as Neuschwanstein. If you go to the olympic sit in Innsbruck and go up to the ski jump, the landing site is in front of a a graveyard.