Blogs from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe - page 5

An alle die sich fürchten wir werden in Australien von Schlangen und anderen Untieren gefressen - ich habe fest vor hier regelmäßig unseren Gesundheitsstatus und unsere momentane Position zu veröffentlichen. Ob ich den Vorsatz wirklich durchhalte sei jetzt dahingestellt, aber wie gesagt hab es fest vor ;) ... read more

Last night we went dancing, the bars are open all night here. We stayed out and had a few drinks with Jen's friends. Upon a routine girl-trip to the bathroom, we encountered a lady...obviously german in every way. She was older and had severe German features. She met us with some hesitation coming out of the bathroom stall while we were waiting in line to go. She kept saying things to us in German until I pieced together that she was telling us that she didn't speak English, that she was drunk, and that we were too. All while insisting that she didn't speak English. We started laughing -probably a lot -when all of the sudden, she yells (germans are loud) "What are you laughing at?" It took us about an hour to realize the ... read more

Ciao Italia For the last two weeks we have thoroughly enjoyed the warmth, the chaos, the sights, the food and the wine of Italy. Three days in Rome, three days in Venice, two days in Florence and one day and night each in Pisa, Verona and San Remo, has only whetted our appetites for more. Venice is an awesome city and it's nice to be able to wander on foot without the hazards of cars, bites and scooters. The problem with Venice is that you can't help but get lost in its labyrinth of streets, alleyways, bridges and canals. At least you know that when you hit a larger expanse of water that you have reached the other side of that particular area! After hearing nothing but Italian, Dutch and German for the last few weeks, ... read more

We finished our last day in Munich stocking up on a few items for skiing and having a bit more of a look around the city. On the 8th Jan we caught the train from Munich to Innsbruck only two short hours away. Innsbruck is again such a picturesque town sitting surronded by mountains. The boys have been very happy to have a break from all the sightseeing and just have some fun skiing. Its been great here, there are a number of ski fields around the town and a ski bus travels to all of the areas for free as long as you are wearing ski clothes. We were able to hire ski gear in town easily, and we have employed a young ski guide Thomas who has been skiing with us and will continue ... read more

A short drive from Seefeld down to the InnValley - with spectacular view of both mountain chains that line the valley. On arrival in Innsbruck we met our guide Willie, and started a walking tour through this small and historic part of Innsbruck. Historic buildings, the Christmas Markets, the Little Golden Roof and the Dom (Cathedral) all make up the very small medieval part of the town. Free time allowed everyone to explore the markets and shops before we made our way back to Hotel Central in Seefeld. Tonight we travelled approx. 3 kms from seefeld - up into the mountains - to the Wildmoosalm - a wooden hut that once offered refuge to animails, later persons, in time of bad weather. Today it is a well-known restaurant that is enjoyed by locals and visitors both ... read more