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| Partnachklamm & Innsbruck |
We started off the day heading over to Partnachklamm which is a gorge in Partenkirchen. Created by water the gorge is 263 feet high and 2,300 feet long. Once inside the gorge the view is amazing and is one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen. The deep water is crystal clear and blue. Where the rapids calm some you can see trout everywhere along the large river rocks at the bottom. The walkway gets a little narrow at times and you have to crouch down in parts to get through. All of a sudden you come to an opening and the gorge disappears and you are standing in the middle of the mountain forest on a river bed. The whole gorge just pops up out of no where and then disappears right back into the earth. It was amazing. Later in the winter when it is colder the entire forge ices over and the walls are covered in ice formations. They offer torchlight tours at night through the gorge and they say the light reflecting off the icy gorge walls is something not to miss. We will have to visit again sometime to check that out.
After the gorge hike we went back into Austria to visit Innsbruck. It's a large city with incredible views that is set down right smack in the middle of the mountains. It was VERY crowded and busy the day we were there. Sundays everything shuts down so there isn't much to do besides go to festivals and markets. There were lots of Italians visiting too since Italy is only an hour or so away from Innsbruck. The market was huge and there were a lot of cool sights but trying to navigate the crowds with a stroller was challenging. Austria looks a little different than Germany, so it was neat to check out. After wandering around for a bit we headed back to the hotel to let Colin play and have dinner.
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