Zugspitze Summit, Germany

This is a view from the cable car going up to Zugspitze Summit, the highest peak in Germany. This is Lake Eibsee below.

Info:

The Eibsee Aerial Tramway, which opened in 1963, is a section of the Bavarian Zugspitze railway. It connects the lake Eibsee (1000 meters above sea level) at the base with the Zugspitze (2950 meters above sea level), Germany's highest mountain. It has a length of 4450 meters and an elevation gain of 1950 meters. The Eibsee aerial tramway runs over two supports, which are 65 meters and 85 meters high, respectively. The latter is the highest cable support in Germany. The main cable has a diameter of 46 mm, and the hauling cables have a diameter of 29 mm each. It runs on 750 kilowatts of power, generated in the valley station. The route is normally traveled in 10 minutes at a speed of 36 km/h. The tramway can accommodate 300 persons per direction each hour.

Me being completely terrified and wondering what I got my kids into. I thought to myself, "At least we'll all go together." Even Erik was a tad nervous about this ride...we had the whole cable car to ourselves because it was so late in the day and everyone was coming down from skiing all day.

Shakey smile.

The restaurant on top. We stopped and ate our Subway sandwiches that we brought with us. Beautiful view of the Alps in the background.

Yes, I know, his hair. We're growing out "Daddy's" mohawk, the hats don't help.

Looking back up from where we came down. This is the spot where we caught the cogwheel train back to the bottom.

Highest church in Germany.

Distance church shot.

Looking down from the church to the building where we caught the train, which was in a tunnel underground.

We didn't want to leave the top. It was so peaceful and breathtaking.

Waiting for the train.

Tired and hungry babies on the train.

Aren't we cute?