Day 3: September 10, 2014
The day started overcast and rainy, but we decided to travel to the Eagle's Nest in the hopes the weather would break.
The Kehlsteinhaus (also known as the Eagle's Nest) is a chalet-style structure erected on a subpeak of the Hoher Göll. It was built as an extension of the Obersalzberg complex erected in the mountains above Berchtesgaden. The Kehlsteinhaus was intended as a 50th birthday present for Adolf Hitler to serve as a retreat, and a place for him to entertain visiting dignitaries.
Today the building is owned by a charitable trust, and serves as a restaurant. The restaurant features an indoor dining area and an outdoor beer garden.
The building is accessed by walking through a 400 foot tunnel and then ascending 400 feet in an elevator.
The clouds ebbed and flowed over the top of the mountain affording us glimpses of God's beautiful creation.
We ate lunch on the top of the mountain.
The rain returned for our tip back to our hotel in Oberammergau.
We returned in time to change clothes for our Bavarian feast at the Ettal Monastery.
Ettal Abbey (Kloster Ettal) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. The Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction for visitors.
We enjoyed a Bavarian meal, complete with beer and dancing.
The Kehlsteinhaus (also known as the Eagle's Nest) is a chalet-style structure erected on a subpeak of the Hoher Göll. It was built as an extension of the Obersalzberg complex erected in the mountains above Berchtesgaden. The Kehlsteinhaus was intended as a 50th birthday present for Adolf Hitler to serve as a retreat, and a place for him to entertain visiting dignitaries.
Today the building is owned by a charitable trust, and serves as a restaurant. The restaurant features an indoor dining area and an outdoor beer garden.
The building is accessed by walking through a 400 foot tunnel and then ascending 400 feet in an elevator.
The clouds ebbed and flowed over the top of the mountain affording us glimpses of God's beautiful creation.
We ate lunch on the top of the mountain.
The rain returned for our tip back to our hotel in Oberammergau.
We returned in time to change clothes for our Bavarian feast at the Ettal Monastery.
Ettal Abbey (Kloster Ettal) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. The Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction for visitors.
We enjoyed a Bavarian meal, complete with beer and dancing.