Day 4: Shopping in downtown Garmisch-Partinkirchen
I wish I had a picture of the adorable flats Chad bought me downtown. Maybe that's for another blog... but armed with my new shoes I feel very European (flip flops are no nos in Germany... unless your at a beach or bathhouse). Day 5: Eagle's Nest & Berchtesgaden (Austria)
Obersalzberg, where the Eagle's Nest is located, was a resting place for Hitler. He enjoyed visiting Obersalzberg so much that in 1933 he made the area his private residence and later a government headquarters. The road and the Eagle's Nest were built in a short 12 months and given to Hitler for a 50th birthday present. Unfortunately, Hitler rarely visited the Eagle's Nest, which was built at 1834 m above sea level, because he had a fear of heights and he worried the air was too thin. The Eagle's Nest consists of a large reception room, a kitchen (which was never used) and a waiting room. The Nest was never meant to be a permanent residence, but only a meeting place/tea house for the Nazi party, high ranking officials, and dignitaries.
In 1945 the Eagle's Nest barely survived the British air raid that destroyed Berchtesgaden when a large cloud covered the house and prevented the pilots from seeing their target. It was turned over to Bavaria from American occupation troops in 1952 and is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bavaria.
The drive to the top (buses with special brakes and engines are needed to climb the steep hill)...
Inside the tea house...
View of the Lake from the Eagle's Nest.
The Eagle's Nest
Chad & I at the top.
City of Salzburg down below...
The tunnel (which Hitler walked through) to get to the brass elevator which takes us to the Eagle's Nest...
Outside of Tunnel (plague dated 1938)
Lunch in the town of Berchtesgaden (totally destroyed during the war)
Chad's "leg of pork & dumplings" and my "Schnitzel & potatoes"
Golden Bear Restaurant
Fruit Stand
And back home.. (view from room).
auf wiedersehen! 
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