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...) 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... 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.. (Have I mentioned my love for German Beer?) This i...