Konigsee and Obersalzberg - Tuesday 12th April

Tuesday was our first day in Bavaria. When we woke up it was snowing, which was a nice surprise for everyone, but maybe a few got a little too excited.. Unfortunatly by the time we got on the bus to head off to the Königsee it was just raining and it rained for the rest of the day. We arrived in Schönau and went out on the boat trip to the old church of St. Bartolemä on the other side of the lake. On the way over the captain of the boat played the trumpet between two huge cliff faces we passed between, to show how it echoed. The sound kept going back and forth for about 30 seconds which was pretty cool. On the other side there was just the church, a souvenir shop and a few other buildings. After the boat trip we went from the town of Schönau to the luge track. Sadly the luge track was closed because it was too wet, but nearby there was a Restaurant where we had lunch. From there we could look out over the town of Berchtesgaden (I think), and the Bavarian alps. After eating a huge amount of food we went over to the Obersalzberg, a few minutes away. This is where Hitler and a few other high ranking Nazis had houses, and a building where they could act as Government. We did a tour of the Museum and then around the bunker underneath, which was really cool. It was never finished, and there is still graffiti from allied soldiers that came through in 1945. After that we went down to Berchtesgaden, where we had free-time to go to the supermarket and get supplies for the week. Then we went back to the hostel. Thats pretty much it. The bad weather and freezing temperatures didnt stop us having a great time. -Finlay.