Munich, Germany

The Deutschland Awaits

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July 2nd 2011
The next morning we had a quick breakfast and then walked to the cable car site near our hotel. We had planned to go on a salt mine tour and it was an adventure to get there. After one vertical cable car and a 20 minute hike, we reached the site where we would take the tour. Halllstat houses 1 of the 3 salt mines in Austria and this particular mine was around even before Rome was built. We were pr ... read more

Europe » Germany

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more