Day 5 Berchtesgaden, Germany - the Eagles Nest
After leaving Berlin we decided to drive straight to Berchtesgaden....due to the rain we ended up stopping a before we got there & stayed in a hotel.... not what we had planned, but still...NICE.. we had made it BAVARIA... (I will state this over & over... I LOVE Germany...& really love BAVARIA...)
This is the only picture I have of the little princess in front of the Eagles Nest....
We bounced between Berchtesgaden & Salzburg for the next couple of days.... We ended up going back to the Documentation Center Obersalzberg (below the Eagles Nest)
Nothing screams UGLY AMERICAN like writing all over the walls of a museum.... :)
First stop when we arrived in Berchtesgaden was The Kehlsteinhaus (known in English as the Eagles Nest). The house was commissioned for Hitlers 50th birthday and took 13 months to build. It lies on the tip of a mountain (the Kehlstein), 1834m above sea level and is one of the most popular attractions in southern Germany.
The entrance into the mountian leading up to the Eagles Nest...
Dane was in absolute AWE...
the view...the history...
the view...the history...
After climbing up to the top we went back to the historic building which houses a restaurant serving traditional Bavarian food.... 
for hot chocolate & good German beer for mommy & daddy..
for hot chocolate & good German beer for mommy & daddy..(Have I mentioned my love for German Beer?)
This is the only picture I have of the little princess in front of the Eagles Nest....
We bounced between Berchtesgaden & Salzburg for the next couple of days.... We ended up going back to the Documentation Center Obersalzberg (below the Eagles Nest)
it opened in 1999 to explain the role of the area in the Nazi regime. Unfortunately, virtually all the information is in German only, although the photos and videos are graphic. English audio guides are available.
Of more interest is the bunker complex that was constructed to protect the leadership during air raids. A vast complex of tunnels gave access to the outlying properties.
Of more interest is the bunker complex that was constructed to protect the leadership during air raids. A vast complex of tunnels gave access to the outlying properties.
HEY a big ol' shout out to the COLLINS family from Laredo, Texas... thanks for keeping it classy!
Nothing screams UGLY AMERICAN like writing all over the walls of a museum.... :)
I will post more pictures of our trip to Berchtesgaden tomorrow
Comments
Ok, so I'm so jealous. I would love to visit that place. I can't tell you how many times I have watched Band of Brothers and how I would love to visit those places. Especially Austria because they said it was even more beautiful there.
I visited parts of Germany a few years ago and it is truly one of the most beautiful countries. Ironic that such ugliness took place there. But every country has its story I guess!
I'm so hoping that we can take Nikolas back to his birth land. I love your photos!
(love the good old american graffiti too....so tacky)
Have a Happy Day!
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