Koenigsee
When my high school friend, Dzung Vo, said that he is coming to Munich with his new high spec camera, we decided that we would go to Koenigsee for the weekend. I learnt a few things from him about photography, and I took as many photos as my battery will allow. Which turned out to be about 210.
I have posted a few photos here. You can find more on this Flickr set page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokmanho/sets/72157594348965719/
On the Saturday we took the last electric boat cruise over the lake to St. Bartholomew, where there is a church, a hunting lodge of King Ludwig I, and an ice formation called the ice chapel (which I tried to reach but had to turn back due to shortage of light). When we arrived, we found out that the last boat trip back left almost immediately! Fortunately, we met another group on our boat that had a special booking to leave at 8:30 p.m. after dinner, and we had dinner and travelled back with them. They were quite an international group, and I wondered what kind of tour group in Germany would contain Chinese, Japanese, Kazakhstanis, Indians, etc. As it turns out, the director of the national park was showing German environmental management to these environmental ministers or directors from various countries. Anyway, on the way home, they stopped the boat in pitch darkness and played a song with the trumpet against the echo wall. The effect, in the total absence of any other sound or visions, was awesome.
A trip up to the Eagles' Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) the next day showed us more fantastic alpine views. It was a present to Hitler by the "party" during their ruling days, and was mainly used for meetings with guests. This building, located at the top of a mountain, is reached by a bus which drives up a narrow road, which remarkably climbs several hundred metres up the face of the cliff face with only one hairpin turn.
Next to the Koenigsee there is also the world's first artificial bob sled track - it was already in operation with some sort of artificial cooling. There were some teams in training, and they offer fun rides at certain times! I'll have to do that some day.
I have posted a few photos here. You can find more on this Flickr set page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokmanho/sets/72157594348965719/
On the Saturday we took the last electric boat cruise over the lake to St. Bartholomew, where there is a church, a hunting lodge of King Ludwig I, and an ice formation called the ice chapel (which I tried to reach but had to turn back due to shortage of light). When we arrived, we found out that the last boat trip back left almost immediately! Fortunately, we met another group on our boat that had a special booking to leave at 8:30 p.m. after dinner, and we had dinner and travelled back with them. They were quite an international group, and I wondered what kind of tour group in Germany would contain Chinese, Japanese, Kazakhstanis, Indians, etc. As it turns out, the director of the national park was showing German environmental management to these environmental ministers or directors from various countries. Anyway, on the way home, they stopped the boat in pitch darkness and played a song with the trumpet against the echo wall. The effect, in the total absence of any other sound or visions, was awesome.
A trip up to the Eagles' Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) the next day showed us more fantastic alpine views. It was a present to Hitler by the "party" during their ruling days, and was mainly used for meetings with guests. This building, located at the top of a mountain, is reached by a bus which drives up a narrow road, which remarkably climbs several hundred metres up the face of the cliff face with only one hairpin turn.
Next to the Koenigsee there is also the world's first artificial bob sled track - it was already in operation with some sort of artificial cooling. There were some teams in training, and they offer fun rides at certain times! I'll have to do that some day.
Comments
so when do you *actually* work? ;P