Today I learned what Leo meant when he said the trains are unreliable in Munich. It took us nearly 4 hours to reach our destination (due to some unexplained delay between 2 stops), but what we were given at the end of our trip was a jewel! Bechtesgaden was the southern command of Hitler's regime and he chose it for its natural beauty. He was correct in his assessment of the area's beauty. The town was heavily bombed during WWII, but the bombs did not find his mountain top retreat, The Eagle's Nest. The Eagle's nest was visible at times to us, but most of the time it is esconced in clouds, often being well above the clouds. It is only accessible from May to October due to snow and bad weather.
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Lake Konigssee with lodge in the distance
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Judy and Denis getting off the boat in Konigssee
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The guide places a horn on the trip and the sound bounces off 7 mountains. Beautiful sound!
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Also in Bechtesgaden is beautiful Lake Konigssee. The lake is surrounded by mountains, one being the second highest peak in Germany at 2700+meters. We took a boat ride on the lake and stopped at hunting lodge of the Bavarian king. The lodge has attached to it, a "chapel", St. Bartholoma, which was built in the 1600s.
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Hunting lodge and St. Bartholma. We had lunch here.
Funny thing of the day: Cindy and I had to use the restroom prior to our boat ride. We found the restroom and the price was .30 euro, but the door would not take money. We found you could just walk in and inside there was an old lady sitting, smoking, doing a crossword puzzle and talking on the phone. I looked at her and she did not make eye contact, so I wasn't sure if she was working or just hanging out! So we used the facilities and started to leave when she yelled, "HEY! .30euro!!!" We fumbled for the change and gave her some, but it wasn't enough. Cindy retrieved another 20 cents and tossed it in her general direction. Cindy said the "toss" (really more of a throw) was intentional. :))
It was a beautiful and extremely picturesque day despite the cranky attendant! :) |
Looks awesome. Do they take trips up to the Eagles Nest or is it left alone?
ReplyDeleteThe Eagles nest is now a restaurant, but it's only accessible from May through October due to the snow. We got a few pics, but it was so far up you could only see it with a telephoto lens. We would LOVE to have gone up, but it was surrounded by snow.
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