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10th K-UE Meeting Chiemgau/Großglockner

For the anniversary meeting from 16 to 21 May 2013, the club board had selected a very special program. 50 beetles explored with our big beetle family a scenic area. In Ruhpolding in the hotel "Zur Post" was the meeting point from where the daily trips started.

Winklmoosalm

The convoy went over the German alpine road to the valley station Seegatterl (763 m); the toll station was opened for the beetles; from there it went up the 18% gradient to the high plateau (1160 m) with two escort vehicles; the beetles parked in front of the hotel and Alpengasthof Winklmoosalm. A great mountain panorama with a view of the Loferer Steinberge awaited the participants. The chairlift to the Dürrnbachhorn offered a panoramic view of the Weitsee, the Bavarian and Tyrolean Alps as far as the Großvenediger. In the afternoon the Windbeutelgräfin waited for the beetles; her famous "gräflichen" Lohengrin windbags are a speciality.

Around Lake Chiemsee

The convoy drove towards Reit im Winkel via Grassau (German Alpine Road) Bernau to Prien am Chiemsee up to the Ratzinger Höhe with the great view of the Chiemsee with the islands. The route continued to Gstadt directly on the lake. There the beetles parked on a hill at the lake with a wonderful view of the Chiemsee. We walked to the shore and a ship brought all participants to the Fraueninsel. After a one-hour stay we went on to Seeon-Seebruck to Harbour-Landlady”. The beetles were allowed to be set up directly at the lake in front of the restaurant with a view to the sailing boats. Then the convoy moved to the Seeon Monastery and on to the Unterwirt at Chieming in the beer garden. The Bavarian evening with a Schuhplattler group inspired the participants.

Eagle Nest - Rossfeld Panorama Road – Ramsau

On the German Alpine Road, the beetle drivers experienced the particularly beautiful landscape in the direction of Berchtesgaden as far as Obersalzberg. There the beetles parked on reserved terrain. The ascent from the Obersalzberg up to the Kehlsteinbus parking lot on an impressive high mountain road was by bus. On the 6.5-kilometre-long route 700 metres in height were mastered. Since 1952 no individual traffic is allowed on the mountain road there! The VW Käfer-Club Última Edición e.V. received a unique special permit to drive this single-lane mountain road with the club beetle behind the buses! In the mountain restaurant Kehlsteinhaus in 1834 meters height, which lies in the alpine national park Berchtesgaden, was reserved for the participants and there is a fantastic view here. Afterwards we went in convoy on the Rossfeld-Panoramastrasse what an unforgettable experience. It is the highest panoramic road in Germany. In the mountain inn "Ahornkaser" the homemade cake tasted particularly delicious. On the way back there was a side trip to a panoramic view of the Ramsautal and Bavarian music live.

Großglockner

Sun, clouds, snow accompanied the beetle drivers in alternation - a unique experience! Both the day before and the day after, the Großglockner was closed - what a bless to have chosen the right day - the participants still rave about this special day full of experiences. Via Zell am See we went to the ascent. At the toll booth we had sunshine and the higher the beetles crawled, the more snow laid on the slopes and the side trip to the Edelweissspitze with a height of 2571 meters could not be missing (here only cars and motorcycles are allowed to drive) and even snow lay on the roads, and it started to snow! Passing over the high gate, 2504 meters high, was another highlight with snow. In front of the inn Schöneck the beetles were brought into position. For lunch, the host had prepared everything. Then came the highlight of the day: On the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Höhe (2369 m) the club had received the permission to place the beetles in the form of a "U" exclusively in the pedestrian zone. After a stay including a snowball fight, the convoy drove to Heiligenblut and stopped at the Fuscherlacke Inn for a cup of coffee on the way back via the Grossglockner. Due to snowfall, there was a shortened coffee drinking. We carefully drove again to the direction Zell am See and further to Ruhpolding.

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