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From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
BigJimSlade
So we got the buses figured out and took the bus we had to pay for up the valley to the Eibsee. Well, after boarding, then getting off because we still needed to go to the bank and get some cash – then we caught the next one an hour later. And it was another cloudy day…
This is zooming in on some local peak – the only one we could get a peek of through the clouds. Bigger picture.
Eibsee
We walked clockwise around the lake (about 4.5 miles), and enjoyed the views… Enlarge.
And again we opted to walk home down the valley (about 5.5 miles). These valley walks were quite relaxing and lovely. Embiggen.
Per usual, beflowered balconies abound. View large version.
And sometimes a little village has a fine onion-domed church. Enlarge.
The next it was clear(!) we went up the Zugspitze (that will be have own post), and had a very fine view of the Eibsee. View bigger.
Germany has many dairy products. We didn’t try this one, but you’re welcome to read all about it. Sure, you can see this one bigger, too.
raven
Nice!
JPL
Wonderful pictures!
I enjoy yogurt, but I’ll pass on the stringy stuff.
eclare
Love the photos of the lake, so many hues of green!
Soured milk sounds like buttermilk, which you can make by adding an acid, vinegar, to regular milk.
Argiope
Love the photos and the culinary …..education. That lake is dreamy. Now for the critical question: what is the expense-to-deliciousness ratio for food in Germany compared to Switzerland and the Dolomites? Seems like we end up planning trips based on your OTR posts, so thanks again for the inspiration!
WaterGirl
@Argiope:
High praise, indeed!
WaterGirl
@Argiope: I can’t bear to google dickmilch, but it sounds like you might have – can you enlighten me?
MelissaM
@Argiope:
Having done the Big Jim Slade Dolomites tour just this summer, the expense-to-deliciousness is … crap, don’t know about ratios. Northern Italy was delicious! In the Dolomites you get lots of Austrian-style cuisine along with Italian style, so win-win. I’ve heard from my foodie BIL that Switzerland can be skipped as far as food.
MelissaM
If only that dichmilch was .69 euro, eh? Double “niiice!”
OzarkHillbilly
Personally, I would absolutely have to try the Dickmilch. It would be a matter of principle for me.
OzarkHillbilly
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WeimarGerman
In German, dick is fat so the dickmilch literally is fat milk. Looks like 3.5 grams of fat per 100 grams (and the label shows 3.5% fat).
BigJimSlade
@Argiope: Hm, our first trip was to Cortina, where we stayed in a hotel (Hotel Montana). It had a lovely breakfast spread, and for dinner we would go someplace and share a pizza and a salad. Those pizza places are kinda all the same. But for lunch we loved eating at the huts on the trail. Most of them have really good food if they have road access. If they don’t, they still have regional food made pretty well. (There is a “right way” to make things there, like the name of the dish has a strict definition and requires that it be made a certain way, so dishes are made with pretty consistent quality.)
So since then, our approach is to have a studio, or small 1BR, vacation apartment with a kitchenette (a common thing in alpine towns, often rented by the week, but not necessarily). We’ll buy some basic stuff for dinner, like salad, breaded chicken, bread, wine and eat “at home”. And for our good meals, we have those at the huts/refugios.
Italy has had the best food at the huts, but we’ve enjoyed it everywhere.
For our couple nights in Chamonix, we were also in a hotel and had dinner from a burger place and from a Turkish kebab place twice.
Glad to be a good influence! :-)
BigJimSlade
@eclare: buttermilk definitely sounds more appealing, lol.
Argiope
@BigJimSlade:
Thanks! We loved the Dolomites and ate great there (made Ortisei our home base, so further west than you all) and used the same strategy you have re: food (ate at some huts in the Dolomites which were delish). Switzerland was pricey (Lauterbrunnen home base) for food and not delicious, but the mountains are just breathtaking. Looks like Germany is also fabulous so maybe there’s some best wurst and dickmilch in my future….
Argiope
@MelissaM: That was our experience too–
SO glad we picked the Dolomites, based on a Big Jim Slade post. I miss sipping hugos.
Argiope
@WaterGirl: OTR makes this place a really, truly full-service blog.
BigJimSlade
@Argiope: We stayed in Ortisei on our 2nd trip to the Dolomites – loved it! Resciesa ridge, Seceda, Puez Odle and Vallunga, Sassolungo… (I didn’t check my spelling, but I think I got those right.) My OTR posts for that can be found by searching for my nym – here’s page 3 of the results.
otmar
Hmm, as I have resumed traveling, I should start submitting pictures again.
Last 3 weeks: St. Johann im Pongau, Toledo, Madrid, Leon, the Hague.
Sherparick
@WaterGirl: literal translation is “thick milk” (dick = thick in German. German slang has other names for the penis😄).
WaterGirl
@otmar: Yes!