kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest)
When I got up early in the morning, the weather was really bad. It was more like a storm than rain.
I had no choice but to kill time by eating breakfast and playing games on my ipod until better weather came.

Finally, dark clouds had gone before noon so I got out in a rush.
My destination was the kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest). I recommend you get a local bus timetable at a tourist office in advance.

I got on a route bus at the train station and I headed for Eagle's Nest.
Eagle's Nest is situated on a ridge at the top of Mt.Kehlstein(1834m).

After 20 minutes bus ride, you will get to a parking lot at Obersalzburg.
There is no public road from Obersalzberg to Kehlsteinhaus and private vehicles are forbidden from driving along the road ahead. So you have to get on a shuttle bus to the Eagle's Nest from there.

The shuttle bus climbed up a narrow mountain road and took me to the Eagle's Nest.

Here is the entrance to the Eagle's Nest.
This is where the shuttle bus drops you off.
As I had worried, everything was still in the clouds.

When you get off the bus, you have to book a return ticket at the office.

This 124m tunnel leads you to a golden lift for the vertical ascent.
The lift takes you to the kehlsteinhaus.