The Eagle's Nest
Stacia, Sydney & I got up early while the others slept in. Our goal was to catch the first bus up the mountain. We crossed over into Germany & made it to the parking lot by 8:25. I paid for parking while Stacia ran ahead to find the bus stop. Sydney & I caught up to her just barley in time to get on the bus at 8:32. Up the narrow windy road we went.At the top, we walked through the long tunnel to the brass elevator that brings you up into the Eagle's Nest. This mountain retreat was built during 1937-1938 for the Nazi elite who made this area a second seat of government for the Third Reich. All labor regulations were suspended during construction to have it finished on time for the megalomaniac Fuhrer.
We got out of the elevator, stepped outside & caught a glimpse of the valley below before the clouds completely moved in. In the restaurant, we sat down in a booth with a window but the weather offered no view but white. Stacia asked the patient waiter about the consistency of the hot chocolate, wondering if it was as thick as the kind we had in Italy. After some debate we ordered one cup of hot chocolate & a slice of chocolate cake. See comments below for Stacia's hot cocoa description.
I wish the day had been nice enough to say this was my picture below, but I had to include one from the internet to show what it's supposed to look like! The 2nd picture is one I took on our jog along the canal in Salzburg; a reminder of the countless atrocities that occurred due to the evil of Hitler's reign.
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| web pic of the Eagle's nest on a clear day |
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| a rare & subtle WWII memorial in Salzburg |
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| an eerie shot of Sydney on the bus |
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| the drive up was beautiful despite no blue sky |
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| entrance to the tunnel |
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| the long tunnel leads to the brass elevator |
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| passage room to the brass elevator |
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| the elevator operator didn't care about taking pictures |
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| last glimpse of the valley below |
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| the clouds obscured any view from the top |
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| Kehlstienhaus = The Eagle's Nest |
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| the reception room, now a restaurant |
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| Stacia previewing the menu |
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| thick walls of cold stone with a view of the clouds! |
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| hot chocolate & chocolate cake |
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| reception room from below with ugly stickers on the door |
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| waiting for the bus to go down the hill |
On the way to the park...
The Palace & Dinner
A date in old town Salzburg. We left the kids with taco fixins' while the two of us took a stroll along the canal toward the old city. We toured the palace & cathedral before heading for a cute café restaurant... |
| the lock bridge |
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| the cathedral portion of the palace complex |
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| view down onto the north plaza & the Mozart statue in the distance |
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| basking in the sun on the royal balcony |
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| the Mozart piano open for anyone to play |
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| Zirkelwirt Restaurant |
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| cordon bleu for Stacia & meat dumplings with sauerkraut for Paul |
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| taco dinner made by the kids all on their own! |
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| kids having tacos at the apartment |
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| on the back from the old city |
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| had to get a pick of this |
Soooooooo......was the hot cocoa exactly what Stacia wanted??????
ReplyDeleteyes, it was much better than Italy! It was "regular" hot chocolate. NOT the stuff that is like you just melted a Hershey's bar in a cup. While that sounds like it would be really good it is not good for drinking. It is just too much. You need it thin to enjoy sipping it. I know the guy thought I was cookoo but I really, really wanted some sipping hot chocolate!!
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