In order to get up the mountain we had to transfer to 'mountain buses' that navigated the steep & winding road, complete with vertigo-inducing drops!
After an introduction by our guide Amy we entered the elevator tunnel, along which Hitler would be driven, to access the famous brass elevator.
Up at the Kehlsteinhaus itself, the Eagle's Nest, Amy explained a little more of the history & what some of the different rooms were used for. She had a collection of large photos which helped illustrate where we were, especially with photos of Hitler sitting or standing exactly where we were now.
The views were truly spectacular, & the weather couldn't have been better!
After riding back down the mountain we had time for lunch, then made a short visit to the nearby Dokumentation Center, a historical center telling the story of Nazism built above & in some of the Berghof's (Hitler's mountain headquarters) passages & bunkers!
After arriving in Munich we checked into our hotel before riding the U-bahn into the city center & meeting our entertaining guide Markus for a city tour that took in all the city center's sights & a huge range of history in just a couple of hours.
We began in Marienplatz, the city's main square, in front of the Rathaus (town hall)...
..and also saw the Viktualianmarkt...
...learned about lederhosen & dirndls...
...visited the Hofbrauhaus, but got Markus' tip that Augustiner is better!
...saw the upmarket shopping area around Maximilienstrasse...
...& ended where we began, at Marienplatz.
Dinner tonight was at one of the city's many brewery-owned beer halls, the Hacker-Pschorr keller, right by the Oktoberfest fairgrounds.
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