Cool Bit of History

The 101st Airborne captured Berchtesgaden on May 4, 1945. This might have been inscribed by the first US troops to head down into these rooms. Who knows what they might have seen or taken back home with them. Stolen Nazi loot? I've been watching too much Military Channel.

The Hills Are Alive with the Sounds of Mucus

February 19th 2012
It was another night of hacking and wheezing on my part. I'm fine all day but as soon as I lay down I start coughing. It must be the down or feathers in the comforters. I still got adequate rest but I'm not so sure my mother was getting much of a vacation out of this. I was up at the usual 7 am hour. In this room we were living a much more spartan existence. No TV, no clock, no phone, a ... read more

Europe » Austria » Salzburg » Salzburg

Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more

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