Blogs from Reutte, Tyrol, Austria, Europe - page 2

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Reutte December 25th 2006

Merry Christmas There’s not much to say today because Christmas is a day for resting, so sorry this entry is so short. After our usual German breakfast we decided we needed some exercise to ensure that we didn’t feel completely inert today. So off we went for some morning adventure. Today we headed across the border to Reutte, Austria in hopes of seeing some of the ruins of old castles from the area. After about a 20 minute drive we ended up in a parking lot in a snowy field right outside of Reutte. From there we walked across the fields to an icy path up into the hills. As seems to be the case in the Alps, nothing is ever short or flat. After an hour of walking we came to the museum (closed ... read more

Neuschwenstein Castle

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Reutte August 6th 2005

Schloss Newschwenstein

Belle

The rain caught up with us again today. Perfect for touring a castle. We were fortunate that we went luging yesterday as you can't do that in the rain. Castle touring however is an all weather activity. Neuschwenstein Castle was a fairtytale like structure rising from the top of a mountain. It was never completed as a functioning castle as King Ludwig (it's creator) died before it was completed. It was stormed by tourists within six weeks of his death in the 1800's and it has belonged to the tourists ever since. The bavarian folks work hard to bleed every Euro out of this disorganized lot of invaders but alas they have succumbed to the invasion and now welcome them with open arms and open tills. The castle itself although very beautiful is still a sad ... read more

Luging in Austria

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Reutte August 5th 2005

Our hostess

Belle

Wow, what a great day. It began waking up to sunshine streaming in the windows after a rainy day yesterday. Just laying and relaxing under these huge down quilts on crisp line dried sheets was a little bit of heaven. Breakfast included in the hotel was a mouthwatering buffet of Austrian delights. My day was already made when there were 4 slices of walnut bread that tasted just like my Grandma used to make for me every Christmas. I ate 2 of them and my boys ate the other two. We headed off to a luge run at one of the ski hills here in the area. It is a 4000 ft. concrete track that you ride a small sled down at typical break neck speeds. It was exhilarating to fly around the curves and zip ... read more

Austrian Update

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Reutte August 4th 2005

Feather Bed

Belle

A lot has happened since my last update. We finished up in Berlin by picking up our car. Kelvin is having a great time on their Autobahn's. Our VW Passat we were supposed to rent turned into a very sporty SAAB station wagon. The minimum 130 km/hr speed limit was quite a new phenomenon and took a little while to get used to but once we did, whew we get around very quickly. The Lord also blessed us with a GPS navigation system on board. Considering our German isn't much better than when we started, this is a huge help. We figured out how to get it to speak English and now we feel very capable to go anywhere. From our apartment in Berlin we drove straight to the Potsdam Sansoucci Palace. We took a quick ... read more

Brief history of Austria

Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'...more history

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