Showing posts with label Salzburg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salzburg. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Salzburg - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - May 12, 2015

May 12, 2015
We drove from Salzburg to Prien and took a boat over to Herrenchemmse - one of King Ludwigs Castles. We had a bit of a hard time finding the area where the boats where as it wasn't as well marked as other castles. This castle was modelled after the Versaille Palace and was very extravagant. The gardens were big and there were lots of fountains. We ate lunch at the outdoor cafe (weiners, fries and ice cream).

boat we took over to the island/castle

You could walk or take a horse carriage ride (15 minute walk or $3/person ride one way)












We then drove on to Garmisch-Parkenkirchen where we were going to spend 2 nights at the Gastehaus Brigitte. This place was very German. We had to stop for directions again but we found it. We had dinner at a German restaurant outside (weiners, bread and apple strudel).

view from one of the rooms




view from another room

each room had a little deck

our rooms were at the top of the stairs




restaurant in Garmisch-Partenkerchen

Apple strudel

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

outside of B&B




breakfast area at Gastehaus Brigitte


Salzburg, Austria May 2015 - May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

We stopped in at an Aldi (called Hofer in Austria) for some pastries for breakfast. They were super yummy!

We drove to Berchtesgaden and Hitler's Eagle Nest. First we went to the documentation center where there is a TON of information on Hitler. We could've spent hours here. We stayed for about an hour and a half. There is an old bunker in the lower level that is huge and really interesting.

Documentation Center



We then got on the bus and headed up to the Eagles Nest (the buses are the only way to get there). The ride is very steep with stunning views and if you're afraid of heights a little scary.

 Hitler's Bunker





Views from Eagles Nest


Top of Eagles Nest





After the Eagles nest we drove to Konigsee and took a boat ride. The views here are stunning and we had a beautiful day. We wished the boat moved a bit faster as it's an hour to get to the other side of the lake.