Saltmines

Here we are, right before we boarded the train into the saltmines. They've been in operation in Berchtesgaden since 1573.

Notice the little figure poking out of John's miner's jacket (they make you wear these clothes, people...) It's "Flat Stanley." A good friend's daughter's class is doing a project, and part of it is to take this figure around to cool places. The Saltmines fit the bill.

That thing around my waist? An Apron. You slide down a wooden rail system twice. Without the apron, the friction makes it unbearably hot. In fact, if this place were in the States, the lawyers would be gainfully employed in the waiver process...