View toward the Eagle's nest

Looking south from Stan's hotel room. That's the Eagles' nest on the peak to the left. We'll ascend it this morning.

At the end of the war, Easy Company finally got an easy assignment, the capture and holding of a beautiful Alpine area, a resort retreat for the well-to-do and privileged Nazi party members. Easy made the most of it, liberating everything from rare wines in mammoth cellars to the silver service from Hitler's mountaintop aerie.
We've tucked in to the same location in Berchtesgaden, the accommodations Easy used are gone but we've found an excellent substitute, the venerable Vier Jahrezeiten, with its breathtaking views and dated atmosphere of privilege long gone. Bier und weinerschnitzel und gemudlicheit fur alles!
We'll be here three days, time to decompress and acquire some souvenirs from the shops below. There's a cold mountain lake and there's swimming trunks in the backpack. The crazy guy from Prior Lake says he's going in for sure. There's equivocation from the Shakopee guy. Maj. Dick Winters, the hero we've traced all the way from Taccoa, swam here. Pressure.
Today we'll have a look at Hitler's Eagle's Nest. The first Allied patrol to reach it was Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Division. No one was home, just the butler. Ach.

Dated atmosphere of privilege.