Monday, May 2, 2011

My First Visit To Tegernsee


I spent the day in Tegernsee with two girlfriends and it was amazing. Located about forty-five minutes south of Munich in the foothills of the Alps, Tergensee is a fascinating small city surrounded by a beautiful clear lake with the same name. Lining the lakefront, there are many traditional shops, cafes and restaurants. After a quick drive through town, we headed up to the Leeberghof to park our car and begin the hike.  One problem, my outfit consisted of a sweater, tight skinny jeans and knee high fashion boots…oops. Guess I missed the memo about the 5.5 km hike we were doing straight up to the top of the mountain. Thank god the girls wanted to take it slow because otherwise I would have probably twisted my ankle.  In the end, all the hard work definitely paid off as the view was spectacular and the best part was this little four person chapel located right on the top. I have no idea how it got there, but decided that it fell from the sky.

Me on the top of the mountain...a little sweaty 
View from the top...Gorgerous

The Beer Garden/Hut where our other friend was enjoying a coffee

The smallest chapel I have ever seen, with only four seats...what a cool place to pray

Afterwards, we decided to head down towards the lake and have lunch. We stopped at the Bräustüberl Tegernsee, which used to be a monastery/brewery and is now one of Bavaria’s most well known taverns. After lunch, we walked around the town and then headed back to Munich. It was a wonderful day and I enjoyed getting out of Munich for a while. 

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