May 12, 2011
Photos by Karen Fuhr
Narrative by Tom Fuhr
Photos by Karen Fuhr
Narrative by Tom Fuhr
Apologies for the late post. Between technical difficulties and long days it has been tricky to find the time which works for everyone to work on the blog.
This is Florian our bus driver for whole two weeks and we get the entire bus for our group.
Location: Olympic Ski Jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
We had a private two hour tour of the ski jump which included walking up the highest ski jump which was 1000+ ft. From there we had a great view of the Zugspitze, which is the highest mountain in Germany at 6,700 ft. Next to the ski jump is the giant slalom course which was used for the World Championships this past February. Garmisch host
Location: Rathaus of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
We met with Thomas Schmidt the Mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He was a diplomat in Ottawa and spoke excellent English. He answered many questions and gave us great insight into all the many facets of the impact of the Olympic games on Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After the interview he gave each one of us a Munich Candidate City T-shirt and wrist bands. It was drizzling afterwards so not much sightseeing was done.
Location: Wieskirche
About an hour's drive north Garmish-Partenkirchen is Wies. In the little town is Wieskirche, a Rococo Church which is very ornate with gilded gold leaf and frescoes. This is one of the most beautiful churches in Germany.
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