Blogs from Salzburg, Austria, Europe - page 54

well we made it here and were about half way thru. Its rained and rained but its kinda pretty. Even had a little snow on the way and our trains were a total fuck up! but hey we made it here about 1030 last night. the most crappy kitsch caravan in all the world but its cheap ....and we had to do the sound of music tour!.....a whole morning or Do Re Mi. amazing'! onto vienna in the morning.......... read more

It was definitely a day for laughing. And crying. I can't really recount it all here, it just doesn't work that way. But I do know that when Boonie and I found ourselves on the way home on the train at ten pm devouring mini bottles of Vodka from the train dining cart, it had been one of my better days out. So the significance of holding the rod? Sorry, it's not as dirty as you'd like to think it is. I simply asked a gentleman who was fishing on the lake at dusk if I may hold his rod for a moment - and realised fairly quickly that it hadn't sounded the way it was intended. Etiquette has never been one of my strong points. But it did illicit some laughs from nearby onlookers. Oh ... read more

Hi everyone! Connie and I are about to leave Salzburg for Vienna, but we wanted to write about our adventures while we had the chance! The weather here has been up and down - one hour we were really warm in a t-shirt and pants, the next hour I was tempted to put gloves on - but it's so pretty here and everyone is really friendly and hospitable. Here's a recap of our adventures here: Tuesday: After having arrived in Salzurg around 7 pm, we ordered pizza and conked out around 8 pm. It was exhausting but our beds (with those really nice down comforters) were warm and welcoming. Wednesday: After eating a wonderful breakfast of rolls, cheese, ham, coffee, and orange juice, we went into town to check out some things. First stop was Mozart's ... read more

Hi everyone! This is going to be really quick and there aren't any pictures on here yet. Boo. But I just wanted everyone know that Connie and I got in safely and that we are having a good time! The weather is really cold and dreary, but the mountains everywhere kinda make it all better. Our journey to Salzburg was adventurous (to say the least), and we were completely wiped out by the time we came to Salzburg. Munich was a whirlwind (I do have a couple of picture from that, but I'll put them up later) and the train ride to Salzburg was exhilerating (beautiful scenery). By the time we got to our cute country hotel in Groedig, we were done. We ordered some pizza, watched German sitcoms (The Nanny in German! Ha!), and literally ... read more

Well we survived another overnight train ride from Rome to Salzburg, Austria after spending a good 7 hours in Rome doing laundry and killing time before our 10 pm departure for Austria...We squeezed like sardines in our couchette and woke up at 6 am to the most beautiful snow capped mountains and bavarian looking villages in Austria. We have spent the past two days in Salzburg, the home of Mozart and The Sound of Music. IT IS GORGEOUS AND SO CLEAN AND PEACEFUL here--a major change from Rome! I caved in today and participated in my first organized tour--specifically for cheesy tourists--Blair, ALyssa and I took the Sound of Music tour and it was worth every penny. We rode around in a big white bus with about 30 other tourists listening to the Sound of Music ... read more