Konigssee Berchtesgaden

"My God! It's full of stars!"- Bowman, 2001 a space odyssey

It's the only line I can think of that can actually describe what we saw today. When he was taken into the alien monolith, these were his last words, and they express the wonder he saw. I understand. What amazing, breathtaking views we saw today. The mountains were beyond …

We started our week in Berchtesgaden with a freeday. The weather was beautiful in the alps. The view was incredible and the hiking was magnificent. The second day we had class and did a tour of the salt mine. That salt mine was so interesting. We got dressed in miners clothing, took a sexy group photo, took a train into the mine and then got to go …

... of Berlin.  It's about 45 minutes west of Salzburg. The weekend was great.  I definitely recommend the Bavarian region of Germany to anyone visiting.  Most of the people on the trip said the same thing (they've lived here for about 1-3 ...

... Old Town Square and the Charles Bridge, which is beautiful at night. The next morning we all got up and hit the road for Berchtesgaden, Germany.  The trip there was a little stressful as it was raining fairly hard.  When we got there, we went ...

We took a bus from Salzburg over to Berchtesgaden, Germany which is only about 45 minutes. It's nestled in the Bavarian Alps. We stayed on the outside of the city in a little Bed and Breakfast. It is usually cheaper to stay in a B&B then in a hostel ...

... the town while we waited for the next one. As mentioned earlier, for all its historical importance and great beauty Berchtesgaden is surprisingly bereft of tourist shops (and tourists). We walked up a steep path behind the railway station and found the ...

... , Austria, but it was raining too hard to do anything but wait in the train station for the next train back to Berchtesgaden. When we returned we went to Schmackerls' Bistro again for dinner. This time we had schnitzel and Berchtesgadner Beer for dinner. ...

... and the bunkers built into the mountain that exhibit the true cold hard facts of the Nazi regime. It outlines the connection Berchtesgaden has with this history and the horror of the Second World War. A sobering experience having taken in the magnificent ...

... after walking down a mountain.  Your knees do a lot more work than you would think. Friday we hit the Berchtesgaden National Park in Konigssee.  It was gorgeous with tons of hiking trails. I would love to go back there during the summer when ...

The Königssee lake lies below the Watzmann, nestled in the mountains of Berchtesgaden National Park. The emerald-green hue of the shimmering water captures the heart of everyone who sees it, and my first thought was to silently thank God for His ...

... the way back, we stopped at an old monastery that is now a Hofbrauhaus and restaurant, which serves up fresh fish.  Lake Konigssee, the lake we had to boat across to go hiking, produces fish like no other, and everyday the restaurant catches a fresh ...

... until 13:30 for the next bus to take us back down the mountain. When we get back to the Berchtesgaden Bahnof, we wanted to take a bus to see Lake Konigssee. Unfortunately, we didn't know which one to take. It was getting chilly out, so we decided to ...