Which is Better: Eins or Zwei?: Optometry Conference In Garmisch

Garmisch is a beautiful Alpine town in the very southern part of Germany, which is normally a ski town. There is a U.S. military resort, Edelweiss Lodge, there where we attended a Europe-wide Army optometry conference. 4 nights in a beautiful town in the Alps is not too shabby!

Emily as we arrive at the Garmisch train station.

So funny story: So Emily and I took separate faster trains by ourselves since we had a Eurail pass and it cost us nothing extra so we arrived before the other externs. Emily and the other externs had rented a house in town and I decided to stay at Edelweiss by myself for a few nights because I wanted to get away from some of the maddness and have a quiet place to study for boards for a few nights. So at the train station we separate to check-in to our places. As we go to separate cabs an American man in his mid-40s approaches me, he asks if I'm going to the American resort and if I just want to share a cab. I agree since he's obviously military and I'm thinking he looks really familiar. I assume he is one of the other optometrists I met a few days prior at our presentations in Heidelberg. He asks which part of the conference I'm going to and I say optometry, he says the same, when I go to introduce myself he says "I know, you work in my building." At this moment I realize he is the Colonel med group commander of our clinic, and I looked like an idiot. He was actually really nice and laughed it off as a apologized and turned beat red from embarrassment! In my defense he was wearing glasses and civilian clothes and works on a different floor in the building, if he is not wearing a uniform with his name and a little eagle on it, I just can't recognize him. Obviously, I felt like an idiot!

Walking down the street of the resort.

Walking into town.

Emily and I ate at a Tex Mex cantina in town that night. The next few days we spent at the conference, which was actually really interesting. Got to meet some nice people.