Just had a nice weekend in the nearby mountains. Went to Tegernsee, a lake about 40 minutes away with kids and husband.
We took a cable car up one of the little mountains near the lake. The weather has been unseasonably mild this year (like last year) so there’s very little snow, but at the top there was lots and we made a snowman and played around.
Then we went for a swim. Swimming in Germany is rather wonderful. Each small town seems to have at least one fantastic public pool. This one has several indoor pools, a warm outdoor one and a wide variety of saunas (different temperatures, light, aroma, humidity etc.).

Today we visited an alpine petting zoo and watched a demonstration of birds of prey. Crows and buzzards flew right over our heads (we had to duck) and we got the chance to stroke an owl.

Later we walked up a mountain track to an “alm” (an alpine hut often with a cafe). It had a brilliant view and we sat in the sun with our backs against the warm wood of the hut while the kids fed some goats.

The Alps are so full of people and villages compared to anything in the States or the Antipodes but that has it’s advantages!