Tegernsee
Driving and eating rather than hiking
Waking up to some hikers looking into our van like we are some sort of animals in a zoo, is always a great experience (not).
Early in the morning we went to some panorama street at the Tegernsee, only to find out that it was closed off for cars, but only open to hikers. Since we were still a bit tired of the massive hike from the day before, we said no to the hike but yes to the public washroom on the side of the road (you start appreciating the small things after living in the van for six days). Sitting by the river with a little waterfall we took out our camping chairs and had breakfast.
Bad Tölz
It’s always a good idea to stop at a German bakery
We then drove further along the other side of the Tegernsee to get to Bad Tölz, a small quaint town with a cute old town. As always we walked into the local bakery (we love German bakeries!) to get some treats and to start the day the right way.
German baked goodies 
beautiful Bad Tölz
Walchensee
Even more beautiful than the other lakes so far
After a little stroll around town (Marktstrasse) and giving our half used parking ticket to some other man who was just about to pay for one (pass on the good deed), we drove further along the beautiful alp street to the Walchensee. We must say we have been quite spoiled on this trip with amazing lakes such as the Königssee, Schliersee and Tegernsee, but the Walchensee (underneath the Kochelsee) played in another league. With snow still lying on the sandy parts and snowy mountains in the background reflecting in the water, it was absolutely stunning. The Walchensee is the third deepest lake in Germany by the way.
Time to relax – we deserve this!
We lay down on the sand at Niedernach and soaked in the sun. We felt like we deserved this break and our legs were probably still confused why we did all these hikes in the past three days. Driving further along the lake and taking several photos on the way, we stopped at the peninsula Tezern to go for a walk there and to see the lake from the other side.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Planning to move to GAP
Driving for another half an hour, we arrived at our final destination for the day: Garmisch Partenkirchen. Blake’s description of GAP being a “larger version of Canada’s Banff” was pretty fitting. After having dinner (thank you, Lidl salads) on a large car park surrounded by the German alps, we walked into town while it was still light outside. It really is a cute town with different paintings on the colorful houses, beautiful lights and spring flowers coming out of the pods underneath the lanterns. I’m pretty sure Blake already pictured us moving here.
Movie night in the van
Right by the time we got back to the van, it started to rain, which had been the first time on this trip. Listening to the rain on the roof of the van while watching a movie in the back of it was a pretty great end to another fun day.
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