Quote:Yep, Neuschwanstein Castle is definitely tourist central, but still interesting. What intrigued me while there was the expanse of plain and meadow that is southern Bavaria, and then suddenly, The A
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Bavaria is beautiful. And the Alps.... being from Colorado I thought I'd seen mountains. The Rockies are beautiful but the Alps....breathtaking. I snow skied there on my 28th birthday while staying in Garmisch for the weekend. It was quite the experience. Austria was also beautiful.


And that is my happy place. The mountains. Hiking, camping, chilling out by a fire, waking up to the sounds of nature. We live about 2.5 hours away from the Blue Ridge mountains but sadly don't get there nearly enough.

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