Blogs from Rauris, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

After Epernay it was back to Paris for the day. We had decided for the sake of adventure, to take the overnight train through to Salzburg. Embarked relatively late in the evening and then into a carriage cabin no larger than a bathroom. The bunks were stacked three high. Its not that we were carrying a lot of gear but we felt like sardines once finally ensconced in our room. The steward was particularly germanic in providing us with the manditory briefing prior to departure. We were confident that morning coffee would arrive exactly on time. We sped through the stations in France during the evening, but dawdled to meet the schedules once in Germany. We arrived in Austria and through to Salzburg station. There we met up with Magda - once our exchange student, now ... read more

And it’s raining. Hard. Actually, very hard. This is not what we signed-up to! We had been warned that everything would be closed on a Sunday but we got up in the morning and everywhere was dead. It is a good job that we bought some food with us from the UK otherwise the planned self-catering would not have been an option. The clouds had also come over in the night and it was overcast and cool. The cool we don’t mind, in fact we prefer it, but the rain that followed mid-morning was a bit of a shock. We did manage to get a walk in first and found some nice views over Rauris. So the rest of the day consisted of some reading, some tele, some swimming in the indoor pool and making plans ... read more