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I had carefully planned this 15-day solo tour with information gathered from the Internet and I flew to Munich to catch a train immediately to Salzburg for my first stay. One of my day trips from this town was across the border to Berchtesgaden in Germany to see 1) The Eagle’s nest (Adlerhorst mountain) where Hitler spent his retreat during the war, 2) Konigsee Lake surrounded by mountains and 3) The Salzbergwerk Salt mines - With difficulty, I managed to cover all three in a single day return trip |
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Hitler used to stand at the spot where those tourists stand in the picture - It’s a truly wondrous sight and one can see other scenic views by walking slowly back and around the top of this mountain - see pictures. |
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In the above picture one can see Lake Konigsee far down among the mountains and it is where I proceeded after snapping more views and a quick lunch. I was very lucky to be there on an absolutely clear, sunny day and very exhilarating it was too - no wonder Hitler chose this nest. NB: All pictures can be seen larger with a simple click.. |
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Lake Konigsee (Berchtesgaden) |
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Less than 10 mts bus ride takes you near the lake, then a short walk among teeming tourists and souvenir shops to reach the steamers and choose your trip. I took one to stop at the place seen below where one can take a walk under the mountains by the lakeside. As I had a tight schedule to also see the Saltmine I spent only half an hour strolling there before I turned back to pick up a returning steamer. In the centre of the lake, they all stop to let people experience ECHOES of their voices due to the closeness of the surrounding mountains. |
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Salzbergwerk Saltmines (Berchtesgaden) |
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Arriving back at the bus station, to my chagrin I discovered that the next bus to the saltmines would be in almost an hour’s time and the mines close only a half hour after that so I was rather disheartened. However, when on holiday my motto is “in for a penny, in for a pound” and I decided to take a taxi, thus arriving in a few minutes and just managing to be among the last batch allowed inside. The pictures show how one has to dress in overalls, sit on an open narrow carrier in a line, travel through the narrow tunnels, slide down to a lower level (optional) and have a short boat trip on the small underground lake. |
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