27th August Stayed in a car park 900 metres away from the bus stop to the Eagles Nest. No services

Salzburg

We have developed a pattern when visiting a city centre, get there early to avoid the crowds, take the bike to the edge of the city and park it up then do the sightseeing on foot. Salzburg was no exception.

We followed a city walk that we had downloaded, which gave us some direction but also some interesting facts and antidotes of the places we were seeing. Of course we stopped for the obligatory coffee and cake (We do share one cake between us).

Salzburg, Austria

Today was our wedding anniversary (42 years) and we wanted to have a nice lunch to celebrate the event. We found a really nice restaurant but it was way to early and we returned a couple of hours later. In the meantime we crossed over the river and saw a couple of Sound of Music sights. A fountain that they sang and danced around and the steps where Do Ray Mee were sung. By now the place had filled up with tourists and we were glad to have seen the sights when it was quiet.

The meal in the restaurant was excellent, good food, good drinks, good service and a traditional Salzburg desert ( ). We left the table very satisfied and we walked a little slower. A bit more looking around and it was time to head back to the Bunyip.

The water tank cap saga.

Over the last ten years we have lost a few water caps. We fill up and forget to put it back on and discover it missing next time we stop. Last year Helen and John lost one as well and Martin replaced it for this trip. Back at Tuttelingen we filled up at the service point and had to use our hose and tap fitting, we usually fill up with a watering can. In the process of filling up our hose and remembering to get out tap fitting the cap was again forgotten. Luckily next to our parking spot for the night was a camping store and yet another cap was purchased. Next rest day I will put a chain on it and attach it so we can’t forget it.

28th August. Stayed next to a river in car carpark area for a ski lift. Being summer it was only used by us and 2 other motorhomes. Free, no services.

The Eagles Nest.

During our travels we have visited many of the places that Hitler has been. Nuremberg, Paris, Berlin, the Wolf’s Lair in Poland, Munich etc. The Eagles Nest has been on our to do list but for one reason or another it has eluded us. Until now.

83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany

Our spot for the night was a carpark close to where the buses leave to go up to the Eagles Nest. After paying €16.50 each for the privilege of taking the bus up the hill it was a 20 minute very steep ride. You can walk up and they say it takes 3 hours. We chose wisely and took the bus. Included in the ticket is the lift, no ordinary one. First you enter a tunnel lined with stonework until you get to a round waiting area with a domed ceiling , then the lift opens and you have an elegant lift lined with polished brass. This takes you to the Eagles Nest. Strange to be in the same lift as all those people who would come to visit Hitler during WW11.

The Eagles Nest was part of a larger complex but it is the only structure remaining. The views were magnificent and we walked around the outside taking in the views before having a look inside. It is now a restaurant and has been modified but you can still get a sense of what it was like.

Time for a coffee and cake, we found a table on the edge taking in the view. It was getting busy and by the time we had finished our drinks there were no places anywhere to sit. It does pay to get there early. Back down the lift and onto the bus, down the hill. Our Eagles Nest adventure over.

We drove cross-country to the A10 motorway, passing small villages and typical Austrian houses and farms. After driving down the motorway we found our spot for the night thanks to Park4night. A quiet carpark next to a river. I stripped down to my shorts had had a wash. Freezing cold. We settled in for a quiet night.