The following morning though surprised us with a very nice view from our expansive balcony that more than made up for any made-up shortcomings, and the weather that followed couldn’t have been any more perfect. The glorious winter sun was out. After breakfast we found our way to the nicest part of the lake by Rottach-Egern and aimlessly walked around, enjoyed the views from the boulevard, the smell of snow, the crisp winter, and the luxury of stillness that comes naturally in small towns. The best hotels and resort spas were there as my colleague said but it certainly didn’t feel like I was missing anything. Our trip to Tegernsee is a triumph in the short time we’ve already been here and starting to feel loads better than our five-star, rainy Berlin experience last year. Our economy white Christmas this year is exactly what I was looking for.