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A Day in Berchtesgaden and the Eagle’s Nest

“What are men to rocks and mountains?” – Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Day Six of our Ten Day Germany Adventure began in the town of Berchtesgaden, located in the Bavarian Alps. We stayed over the night before in Berchtesgaden, however the town is easily accessible as a day trip from a large city base, such a Munich or Salzburg. We spent the morning exploring the town, before embarking on the Eagle’s Nest Historical tour, an afternoon tour of the small town of Obersalzberg, and the Eagle’s Nest.

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Neuschwanstein Castle – Füssen

“I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream. I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam. Yet I know it’s true, that visions are seldom all they seem… but if I know you, I know what you’ll do: you’ll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream…” – Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty (1959)

On Day Five we spent the day in the village of Hohenschwangau, near Füssen. There, we toured Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau Castle, and the Museum of the Bavarian Kings.

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Cologne

“Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time” – Adele, When We Were Young

Day Three, we took the ICE train from Berlin to Cologne. In Cologne, we visted the love lock bridge, the Cathedral, the Chocolate Museum and finished the night seeing Adele live in concert!!

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Berlin Part II

“Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian proverb

Day Two was luckily another beautiful day, with no rain in sight. We were able to see all the remaining major sites on our list including the Olympic Stadium, the Berlin Wall memorial, the East Side Gallery, the Dome tour of the Reichstag Building, and the Topography of Terror. The Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) opens at 9am, so we decided to get there early. We left around 7:30am from our hotel, and made a quick stop at the Starbucks near the train station (ham and cheese croissants!).

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Berlin Part I

Ich Bin Ein Berliner”  (“I am a Berliner”) – JFK, June 26th, 1963

For our first day in Germany, we flew into Berlin (so technically, we began our journey on day two). Our plane landed around 8:25 in the morning. We spent this first day taking the free walking tour and exploring the city.

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