Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Alps



These pictures are from our trip to Berchtesgaden, Germany...it is on the Austrian border in the little tip that extends into Austria. It is actually about 50 kilometers South of Salzburg. We left Burghausen about 10 am, after having breakfast near the bahnhof (train station) in town.  We had pretzils with butter, eggs, bread, bacon, coffee and orange juice and ate it outside. Everyone sits and looks out at the traffic going by and takes their time eating.
We went through Tramstien and Berchtesgaden which were beautiful little towns with quaint shops and LOTS of colorful flowers in full bloom in window boxes and in containers. I am struck by all the shoe stores. I guess Europeans do so much walking, they need to buy a lot of shoes!
We drove up a mountain, saw a true "Alpine Slide", then on to a museum and restaurant.  There we boarded a bus that dove in twists and turns...clinging to the edge of the mountian till we got to Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" at the top.  We had to take a 120 meter elevator ride to come out at what they called a "tea house". The sights were incredible. It was SO clear and you could see forever. The last picture is of the tea house from the bus departure point which was already high up on the mountain.
Deede

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