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So no Kitzbuhel. As many of you know this is a fly by the seat of our pants, change the Itinerary at the last minute kind of a deal. So we did just that. After the one lady recommended it to us we also read some stuff online about it and saw where a lot of people had commented that it has been over run by arab influence. Guess it is a huge vacation spot for the Islamic gulf countries (ie. Qatar, Iraq, etc..). One lady even said she was scowled at constantly while there for not walking behind her husband or covering up her face. Just not our cup of tea so we moved on. Bolzano, Italy was the next point of departure so we headed there instead. We got in that evening and found ... read more

Were here. We made it. After a long transatlantic flight we made it. Zurich is beautiful...super clean and just really pristine. The lake is beautiful too. Reminds me of the Whitefish area in Montana. Clear lakes, beautiful mountains and amazing weather. It has the crisp fall weather of Montana right now and Seth and I are so happy we picked this time of year. We heard an ambulance go by and both Seth and I turned to each other immediately and said "Jason Borne" How funny it is that certain things are so portrayed in the movies... Tomorrow we head to Vals, Switzerland to check out Peter Zumthors Thermale baths. Wanted to see it since I learned about them in school back in 2002. Finally, huh? I think we are thinking of staying there two nights ... read more

45 days and we are off! I think we have finally figured out the route we are going to try and take when we are in Europe. Flying into Switzerland and going to Austria then to Slovania then Croatia then Italy then back to Switzerland. Pretty excited there is sooo much that we want to see and now we need to start slimming the list down! We are really into seeing the dolomites so we are gonna try to get there. Not sure what towns are around there or not but we want to see that area so bad because the mountains are soooo extreme there! We also are not quite sure how we will be traveling in Slovania and Croatia.....but guess we will see when we get there huh? :) We are not getting the ... read more