We spent the final 4 days inward the Bavarian Alps, to a greater extent than ofttimes than non inward the Berchtesgaden area. On our final day, nosotros made a quick side trip to Salzburg, Austria. I took a lot of photos in addition to volition exhibit y'all my favorites over the adjacent 4 days.
Day 1 started out relatively cool, amongst ofttimes dramatic clouds in addition to an occasional drizzle. Our get-go halt was the hamlet of Ramsau, best known for its beautiful church:
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| Church inward the hamlet of Ramsau |
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| White-water creek flowing through the village |
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| I respect the Alpine architecture irresistibly photogenic |
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| Who wouldn't desire to remain inward this mount inn? |
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| Flower beds in addition to fifty-fifty fountains made from logs are frequent sights inward the Bavarian Alps |
The Church of St Sebastian inward Ramsau dates dorsum to 1512. It has been a pop bailiwick for landscape painters since the 1800s. Now virtually everybody driving through the hamlet stops to accept pictures.
It's slowly to encounter why:
The modest cemetery eastward of the church building is only every bit photogenic. I spotted non entirely hardy succulents (sempervivum in addition to sedum) but also edelweiss. (I'll get got a split post service on the cemetery soon.)
Our adjacent halt was the Wimbach Gorge (German: Wimbachklamm) non far from Ramsau. It was cutting into the limestone rocks past times the Wimbach, a narrow but surprisingly fierce creek. H5N1 wooden boardwalk suspended higher upwards the H2O follows the almost spectacular department of the gorge. I spent a expert xxx minutes photographing the rocks in addition to the creek in addition to was surprised on the agency dorsum that the boardwalk is entirely 600 ft. long. This slowly walk is a must if you're e'er inward the area.
To attain our finish for the nighttime (the town of Hallein inward Austria), nosotros took the Rossfeld Panorama Road from Berchtesgarden. This windy 16-km (10-mile) cost route (fee: €8 per car) is the highest route inward Germany, reaching 1,570 m (5,150 ft) at the top. It offers 180° views of the Berchtesgarden Alps on the High German side in addition to Hallein, Salzburg in addition to nearby mountains on the Austrian side. With a surprising chill inward the air fifty-fifty inward the middle of summer, nosotros were glad nosotros had brought along sweaters in addition to jackets.
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| Mountain inn along the Rossfeld Panorama Road |
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| View of an Alm, an alpine pasture |
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| Flowering thistle, genus in addition to species unknown |
Even afterward leaving the Rossfeld Panorama Road in addition to dropping downwards into Austria, the views never stopped. For soul who loves taking photos, it takes a lot of willpower non to clitoris over every v minutes.
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| Typical farmhouse |
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| Flower boxes attached to porch in addition to balcony railings are commonplace. Most sport geraniums but I also saw impatiens, petunias, begonias in addition to dwarf dahlias. |
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| I fifty-fifty saw to a greater extent than or less agaves (Agave americana) |
On 24-hour interval 2, nosotros visited ane of the almost beautiful spots inward all of Germany, the fjord-like Königssee. Check dorsum tomorrow to encounter photos.
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