Day 5: Poor Jess

Day 4 ended pretty badly for Jess. She either ate something that didn't agree with her, or was violently attacked by a vicious flu bug. Either way, she was down for the count. Poor Jess. Luckily, we had already planned on Day 5 to be a day of rest, so we ended up hanging out at the hotel. Jess stayed in bed, and Brandon and I took care of her and meandered around the hotel, just checking things out. This is the front of Edelweiss Lodge. Even the lodge had the tromp l'oeil paintings that are so popular in Bavaria. They were beautiful. This one was to the left of the entrance. This painting was to the right of the entrance. There is another one just around the corner to the right. I suppose that the locals are bidding you "good journey" on your way home. Either that, or they are excited that the Glockenspiel is about to chime. No, wait. That's just us tourists. This is the view of the Zugspitz (tallest mountain in Germany) from the front of the hotel. On the left is the ski lift. Here is the view from our balcony. I know. We had it pretty rough. Poor Jess did, at least. But if you have to be sick, it's nice to do it with a fantastic view.