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E is for Eva.. EASTER & the Eagles Nest..

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E... yes, another favorite! ... I bet you are wondering now if there are an letters that I don't like... (ask me in a week..LOL) (pronounced Ava) Surgar and spice and everything nice... that is my baby girl Eva... Nah... don't let the long hair and bows fool you... she is a total Tom-boy who will allow me to dress her up  this little girl is one tough CHIC.. self suffcient, who can get the job done. . Watch out boys... cause she is ready to kick a little butt... Eva is a  ray of sunshine in our life...  she looks a lot like me... but is very much like her daddy... I think Eva will end up being the child content to put down roots.. and grow where she is planted Eva is thoughtful and kind... and always has a surprise for me when I return from my business trips. and is friends with EVERYONE... I love you baby girl !  you make my heart smile Everyday ... EASTER is HUGE here in Norway... Many started their EASTER holiday LAST Friday... leaving the of...

Day 5 Berchtesgaden, Germany - the Eagles Nest

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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...