As a practicing dentist you must complete at least 30 hours of continuing education each year to keep your license. Fifty-six years ago the US Army started holding a week of continuing education in Garmisch, Germany for all military dentists stationed in Europe and this year was no different. So Rob and the other dentists went to classes from 8-4 each day while the spouses got to play. I met some awesome girls and got some much needed girl time over coffee and apple strudel.
Our drive was about 8 hours and the last 2 hours were in the snow. It was one of the most beautiful drives ever! Garmisch is a ski town so they are no stranger to snow but I was still fascinated.
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| Road to Garmisch |
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| Road to Garmisch |
My days were filled with shopping, sightseeing and eating delicious food. Our nights were filled with planned dinners, monastery tours, karaoke and more delicious food.
Benediktinerabtei Ettal Monastery and Brewery
The Ettal Monastery has been brewing beer for 400 years, so they must be doing something right. They also have a distillery, produce herbal teas and are active in local agriculture.
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| Benediktinerabtei Ettal |
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| Monastery monk who made our tasting experience one we will never forget |
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| Benediktinerabtei Ettal |
Linderhof Palace
This palace was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria although he died before it was completed. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside but you can go here and take a virtual tour of the inside which was incredible.
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| Linderhof Palace |
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| Linderhof Park |
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| Linderhof Park |
Swarovski Kristallwelten
After visiting the palace we crossed the border to Austria and went to the Swarovski headquarters and museum. It was pretty interesting and a little weird but the jewelry to purchase at the end was beautiful.
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| Museum is inside the fountain |
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| Swarovski chandelier |
Bavarian Night
Toward the end of the week the conference sponsored a traditional Bavarian night complete with Bavarian food, drink, dancing and of course dress. It was a super fun night we were excited to wear our new lederhosens and drindls.
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| Bavarian Hall |
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| Aren't we awesome? |
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| Your Belgian dentists hard at work |
After a long week of fun we drove half way home to Ramstein Air Force Base for the night. We ate some mediocre American food and I went shopping while Rob watched Sports Center. Both getting our American fixes.
One of the best things about Garmisch is that we got to meet a lot of people that are stationed in Europe. We are planning to meet up with them soon to do some traveling. I can't wait to get back to Germany hopefully sooner than later.
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