Start point. Camping Martina, Golling, Austria.
Finish point. Bad Kissengen, Germany.
Distance. 270 Miles.
Total. 4910 Miles.
I woke up once again this morning to fabulous views of mountains all around me, today is my last day in Austria and I know I’ll miss it as soon as I leave. But first off I have to get myself up to The Eagle’s Nest. This little building on top of a mountain was Hitlers little folly, it was used primarily as a meeting place for the Nazi and government leaders for their business and social events.
On arriving at the car parks I wasn’t surprised to see both of them full and people parking on the road side, I managed to get the van up a side track and into a small wooded area along with a few others that had gotten there before me. It was a short walk to the documentation centre where upon purchase of a bus ticket you get to ride up the 6.6km private road that leads to the base of the Eagles Nest, once your dropped off you book you return time for the trip back down the hill and then enter the tunnel that leads to the elevator that propels you straight up 125 metres to the buildings at the top.
If your the sort that likes a challenge you are able to walk all the way to the top as well, either from the base camp or from where the buses drop you off. No thanks, I’ll take the easy route.
I had read some reviews about having to wait for hours for the buses or the elevator but I must have been lucky as it was a case of straight up and enjoy the views and the delights of the restaurant. Even with 6 buses at a time running, approx 300 passengers every 20 minutes. It’s not too pricey considering this is purely a tourist trap and money making exercise, but for the entry price of 16€ the bus ride alone would have been worth it. The views on the way up on the bus would have had me turning my van around and going back down the hill. It was that extreme. Fair play to the drivers for doing that every day.
Once the food was consumed and photo’s taken ’twas time to go back down the little hill to where I’d abandoned the van and head out to tomorrows destination, Bad Kissengen.
More pics to come when I’ve better internet connection.
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