We have arrived in Munich, Germany, to visit our friends Dana, Norman and their dog, Maya. Since we arrived on a weekend we took the opportunity to visit the mountain village of Garmisch. It’s less than an hours drive from Munich, especially when you take the German Autobahn!! Heading up to 240…

There just happened to be the Men’s Downhill World Championships happening there that day as well. The real bonus was that a Canadian, Erik Guay, WON!! Unfortunately we did not have Canadian flags but we were all yelling GO CANADA with great pride!

Here he is arriving at the post-race medal ceremonies:

We also went up a cog railway and gondola to reach the highest point in Germany, the Zugspitze!

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At the top you can take a short walk and end up in Austria.

I fittingly enjoyed an apple strudel and a Gluwein:

And one of my favourite photo subjects with the Austrian alps behind:

It was a spectacular day for Canadians, including us!