Eagle's Nest (27 June 2007)

During the planning time of our trip John said to me: "We have to visit Eagle's Nest" and we did it for many reasons. First because John's love for military history, second for the truly fantastic site it is and third due to the amazing Alps views.

Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" was designed and built for Adolf Hilter's 50th Birthday by his personal secretary and Head of the Nazi Party Chancellery Martin Bormann. The monument is called "Kehlsteinhaus" in German because of it was originally intended to be a "Teahouse" for the head of the Third Reich.

Here we are.

To reach the "Kehlsteinhaus" we had to drive to Berchtesgaden, take a bus, walk through a marble-lined tunnel 400 feet into the heart of the mountain and take the original brass elevator 400 feet straight up into the Eagle's Nest building at the top of the mountain.

Here is John at the beginning of the tunnel.

The view was just amazing. Here Lorena with the stunning background of the Alps.

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