Our three-night stay in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the most-planned portion of our two week road trip. The Edelweiss Lodge & Resort is a really popular place to stay for Americans living overseas, and we had heard a lot of good things about it. Although we don't consider ourselves the "Lodge and Resort" type, we decided "~to try it out at least once~". Prices were a little high compared to the rest of our trip because this location is really popular, and for good reason. It i

-- If you're here for a breakdown on how to reach the Engeratsgund See - skip ahead to here. The ~official~ Alpen Strasse calls for a visit to Bad Hindelang, which we did not do. Instead, we drove an hour to our guesthouse in Rettenberg, Ferienwohnung Prokop. While we were surrounded by mountains and trails, my heart was set on only one hike. A hike to this beautiful Alpen lake (Engeratsgund See) with clear blue water and great Instagram photo potential. According to my phon