Berchtesgaden

Grabbed a bus for a 33 minute ride to Berchtesgaden, Germany. We're such WWII nuts that we wanted to see this famous area where Hitler had his alpine home, the Berghof. The Eagle's Nest is actually a more common misnomer for the area, but is actually a separate residence high on a mountain he only visited a handful of times and is closed except in Summer. But enough for the WWII geek-out.

Great Documentation Center (museum) above the plethora of bunkers built toward the end of the war. All high above the town of Berchtesgaden and the soaring, beautiful Bavarian Alps.

Had dinner at our hotel's restaurant and met some lovely Aussies who got stuck in Dubai for a few days with the start of the war. She showed us some incredible footage of missiles and debris at the airport and around town. Really brought this horrible atrocity home.

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