There was light rain as we drove away from Saltzburg, heading toward Hallstatt. We decided to stop in at Eagles Nest on our way. Here is a view of the countryside as we drove back into Germany from Austria.
In order to get to Eagles Nest we had to take buses from the parking lot at the bottom of the mountain. The buses drove up narrow mountain roads that were only wide enough for one bus at a time. It looked like a long way down to me...
The last little bit of the way up to the Eagles nest is down a tunnel into the mountain, and then up an elevator. I guess this was supposed to give it even more of a controlled access in Hitler's day.
At the top of the mountain there is this cross, which was erected after the war.
Looking down from the cross monument one sees the well known view of Hitlers' mountain fortress/retreat.
Here is a nice shot of Graham, on the mountain at Eagles Nest. The terrain was too tough for Barb, so she had wine in the resturant while she waited.
We had a nice lunch in the "Tea Room". Audrey ordered two pastries for her lunch - while I had a healthy vegetable soup with sausage. And a beer, of course...
After lunch, Audrey and I posed to reproduce the image (inset) of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun at Eagles Nest, taken I think sometime during WWII. They have made a number of renovations to the outside of the building to accomodate tourists (such as ourselves!) but I think we found the right spot. History comes alive when you find yourself standing in pretty much the same place as where historical figures are known to have been...
A short walk took us below the building for a perspective from the other side.
And we again had to walk down the tunnel on our way out of the Eagles Nest.
Next stop - Hallstatt, Austria!
No comments:
Post a Comment