The day started with rain which continued all day. Our adventure today was to go to Berchtesgaden, a forty minute bus ride from Salzburg. Berchtesgaden is comprised of a national park where there are many hiking and climbing areas, as well as many significant WWII historical sights. We took a four hour tour of the hillside location of Hitler's closest friends, Documentation Center and the Eagles Nest. The Eagles Nest was Hitlers 50th birthday present from the Nazi Party. It was a tea house that cost about 100 million marks to construct. It is in Germany but on the border of Austria. It is high in the mountains at 6017 feet; and, when there is no clouds, you can see up to 120 miles. Yesterday, there was both rain and clouds reducing visibility to less than 100 feet. The mountains around us were covered in snow. Berchtesgaden is a small village with lovely homes and churches.
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