Today we woke up early for a train ride to Berchtesgaden at seven for a tour
of the salt mines.
At first we expected
the tour to be boring and long but when we got there we were each handed our own
jumpsuit to wear in the mines which instantly got us excited.
Then we boarded a little train and took
pictures. The train went through a small dark cave and we all felt pretty
cramped.
However, the train ride was
very cool because it was open, we could touch the walls, and we were going
pretty fast for a little train! The first thing we did when we got off the
train was watch a little laser show showing how high the water level used to be
and how the salt was formed. Jessika even tried tasting the salt which covered the caves we walked through as we toured the mine.
Then we got to go down a wooden slide and the friction made our butts really hot! We went in a group of four with Eleana, Jena!
Then we went through the caves learning about how the salt was discovered
and collected, until we came to another slide! This one was steeper than the
last one but was equally as fun! At the end of the tour, we took the train the
other direction which led us outside so we were in the public in our jumpsuits.
Next we waited for what seemed like forever
for our bus to Salzburg with a couple false alarms.
We got off the bus in Salzburg and walked all
around the area until we came to an incredibly steep hill and Mobini yelled at
us to go! We hiked to the top and got to see an amazing view of the cathedral,
the towns, and especially the Alps in Salzburg! Then we were off again! We
walked to a church that had a huge dome roof with eccentric paintings and
beautiful details.
We went down to the
crypt and that with candles in front of little statues creating scary shadows
on the wall with scary music. It gave us all a little bit of the creeps…
Then we were given free time for two
hours.
The first thing we did was search
for something to eat.
We found a place
that served Schnitzel sandwiches and we decided that it sounded like a good,
substantial thing to eat. Then we did some shopping with Lisa until we had to
go meet up with the group again.
Now we
are on the train on our way back to Markt Schwaben.
–Katie and Renee
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