Blogs from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe - page 17

Innsbruck Innondation Ski caravanning!!! Love it! Camping but with a caravan in the snow. We had just got settled into our cosy camp and JP was happily making the tea when I discovered that there was a leak by the window which was letting melting snow enter and flood the bed! Luckily the discovery was made early enough for JP to go and tell the hippy camp man so that we could change caravans. The upside of the change was that I got to settle in a second time (which meant, incidently, another cup of tea) the downside was that JP had to get out the spade and dig a path in the snow to the caravan and to the main path! Maybe my man was made for Alaska after all.... read more

The songs we have suuunnnng... for a thousand yeeeeearsssss... Austria. What a nice way to spend our lunch hour before going on to Italy. We went off searching for the famous Sachertorte - a really nice chocolate cake with a jam layer and real chocolate icing. It was yummy and really good with coffee. We went to the Schnaps store and we tried a whole bunch of Schnaps, all different fruity flavours, caramel, coffee. You can even pick your own bottle and get it filled with Schnaps of your choice, heat sealed and everything. Really pretty, makes for a good souvenir. I bought myself some loose tea, specific to the region of Tirol, which has some nice fruity and flowery notes to it. Time to go already, next stop - Venice, Italy. -Nelly and Maciek... read more

15th December 2005. While we didn't see very much at all in Innsbruck, the bus ride there had to be the most fun. BECAUSE. THE SOUND OF MUSIC, PEOPLE. When we entered Austria, the tour director played "the most famous song from Austria". Actually it's a song from Hollywood, set in Austria, and thus becomes the most famous song associated with Austria. Edelweiss. And thus, everybody on the bus started singing Edelweiss. AND THEN! CUCKOO! CUCKOO! It's the yodelling song! And thus the whole bus started going, ODELAYEEODELAYHEEEHOOO! High on a hill was a lonely goatherd ODELAYEEODELAYHEEEHOOO! Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd ODELAYEEODELAYHEEEHOOO! Yes, the Australians are a funny bunch. I think on our way into Austria, we stopped at some gas station, and SNOW! There was SNOW! Fresh snow which was so ... read more

beautiful country! reminded us of sound of music - rolling hills, green forests, lakes, etc. it wasnàt as grand as other palces, but still very charming. it was nice and calm, clean, and pleasant. we did, however, see awesome cathedrals like st. james and wilorn (sp?) then we also kicked it in the main square where emporer maximilian I sat in his balcony with a golden roof, and watched his knights joust below him. ... read more

The bar is not bad. Standard interior, not overly fancy, but certainly not shabby. The crowd is mature - in the sense that the average person graduated high school long time ago - and trendy/artsy, if that is a legitimate combination. We get a corner table. A perfect spot, we're able to overlook the whole field. Complete control. The beer is good, German/Austrian or something. Works for me... The company is good, brains and beauty. Still, there's something in the air. Not tension, hate, love, or anything to that effect. Something more tangible. Smoke. Not cigarette smoke. This substance irritates my eyes. Cigarette smoke does not. Having no sense of smell, I have to guess. Considering the fact that it would take a lot of something to get to someone's eyes, and the fact that we're ... read more