Hohenschwangau Castle 
The weather was great that day! =)
Neuschwanstein Castle - we walked up to a bridge that gives the best view of the castle and were so disappointed to see that whole side of the castle covered in scaffolding. Oh well, it was still beautiful.
Neuschwanstein Castle
After visiting the castles, we drove down into Austria and stayed in Insbrook that evening. The next morning we drove to the Eagle's Nest - Hitler's retreat in the Alps. This retreat was given to Hitler as a birthday gift from the Nazi party. Unfortunately Hitler is seriously afraid of heights and was there only about 10 times. You had to take a very narrow road and then take an elevator up through the mountain to reach it.
Here's the Eagle's Nest, it actually had no bedrooms. It wasn't meant as a house but just a place to entertain. Hitler's house was farther down the mountain.
It offered spectacular views, the Alps were absolutely breathtaking!
After visiting the Eagles Nest (which we all agreed was the highlight of the trip), we visited the salt mines of Salzburg. This mine has been around for 7,000 years with celtic tribes mining there. It is what developed Salzburg into a wealthy and powerful city. They call salt white gold.
The make you get in traditional mining outfits to go in. You then rode trains deep into the mountains and to go down to the lower levels they have huge wooden slides (42 meters long). Those were very fun!
The next morning, we drove back towards Munich and went to Dachau Concentration Camp. What a horrifying place, unbelievable the conditions that these poor people were subjected too. The barracks which were built to house 5,000 had 32,000 people living there when the Americans liberated the camp.
The gate to the camp. The door says "Work makes Free" in English. Its too bad this wasn't true for the prisoners who were worked to death.
The crematorium.
You could have spent a lot of time here reading and learning, but we only had limited time as we had to go back to the airport and head back to Denmark. It was a lot of fun seeing these sights. Part of the enjoyment was driving from place to place as we got to see a lot of the Bavarian countryside. Well ... at least Marshall and Brad did. Stacia, Anika, and I were usually sleeping in the backseat. We saw a city 1000 years old and then things as recent as our grandparents generation. So much history, simply amazing!
Neuschwanstein Castle - we walked up to a bridge that gives the best view of the castle and were so disappointed to see that whole side of the castle covered in scaffolding. Oh well, it was still beautiful.
Neuschwanstein Castle After visiting the castles, we drove down into Austria and stayed in Insbrook that evening. The next morning we drove to the Eagle's Nest - Hitler's retreat in the Alps. This retreat was given to Hitler as a birthday gift from the Nazi party. Unfortunately Hitler is seriously afraid of heights and was there only about 10 times. You had to take a very narrow road and then take an elevator up through the mountain to reach it.
Here's the Eagle's Nest, it actually had no bedrooms. It wasn't meant as a house but just a place to entertain. Hitler's house was farther down the mountain.
It offered spectacular views, the Alps were absolutely breathtaking!After visiting the Eagles Nest (which we all agreed was the highlight of the trip), we visited the salt mines of Salzburg. This mine has been around for 7,000 years with celtic tribes mining there. It is what developed Salzburg into a wealthy and powerful city. They call salt white gold.
The make you get in traditional mining outfits to go in. You then rode trains deep into the mountains and to go down to the lower levels they have huge wooden slides (42 meters long). Those were very fun!The next morning, we drove back towards Munich and went to Dachau Concentration Camp. What a horrifying place, unbelievable the conditions that these poor people were subjected too. The barracks which were built to house 5,000 had 32,000 people living there when the Americans liberated the camp.
The gate to the camp. The door says "Work makes Free" in English. Its too bad this wasn't true for the prisoners who were worked to death.
The crematorium.You could have spent a lot of time here reading and learning, but we only had limited time as we had to go back to the airport and head back to Denmark. It was a lot of fun seeing these sights. Part of the enjoyment was driving from place to place as we got to see a lot of the Bavarian countryside. Well ... at least Marshall and Brad did. Stacia, Anika, and I were usually sleeping in the backseat. We saw a city 1000 years old and then things as recent as our grandparents generation. So much history, simply amazing!
I just love reading your posts- I feel like I learn so much. Kind of like a mini-vacation. I am living vicariously:)
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