Saint Paul Lutheran High School: DAY 11

Today, we took a cable car to the top of Zugspitze, the highest peak in the German Alps at 2,962 meters. It was a fun ride going to the top, up, up, and farther up. We reached the summit, but it was unfortunately very cloudy, so we couldn't see anything.

We took a cable car down a little ways to a glacier that was below some of the clouds so we could see a little more. There was also 5-6 inches of fresh snow from a snowfall yesterday, and all of the students enjoyed playing in it. There were snowball fights, an area where you could ride a toboggan, and lots of pictures being taken.

We had lunch at a restaurant on the mountain. Our options were currywurst, white sausage, pork meatloaf, or schnitzel.

Once we were done with lunch and playing in the snow, we took a cog-wheel train down the mountain. It actually went through the mountain, so it was pretty dark almost the entire way down.

After that, we boarded the bus and drove back to Innsbruck (Austria)! This is our 2nd night at this youth hostel, so some students did some laundry. A group of students and chaperones went to a nearby mall before dinner, and a group went to the grocery store after dinner.