Skiing the Austrian Alps and a day in Italy

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March 18th 2007

Published: March 18th 2007

March 16-18, 2007 - My buddy assigned to me by the school here in Wiener Neustadt, Matthias, is the best buddy that anyone could possibly ask for. This weekend, he invited a few of us (the other Adam from Drake and two canadian girls, Monica and Jacqueline) to go to his father's cabin in Corinthia in the Austrian Alps. After a 3 1/2 hour drive from Wiener Neustadt we arrived at the cabin and qui... Read Full Entry

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Austrian family stopping for lunch

Near Matthias's cabin

Tunnel just outside Trieste

Jacqueline and I and the Adriatic

Boardwalk leading to Trieste

Trieste

Monica, Jacqueline, and I

Huge jellyfish everywhere in the harbor

the trees on the left lined almost every street

Back at the harbor

Beginning of the hike

Above Monica and Jacqueline are what look to be chairlifts, but are actually used for the active mine that is right behind me when I took this picture. They big buckets that are still used to carry rocks from the top of the mountain to the bottom.