Blogs from Tyrol, Austria, Europe - page 39

beautiful country! reminded us of sound of music - rolling hills, green forests, lakes, etc. it wasnàt as grand as other palces, but still very charming. it was nice and calm, clean, and pleasant. we did, however, see awesome cathedrals like st. james and wilorn (sp?) then we also kicked it in the main square where emporer maximilian I sat in his balcony with a golden roof, and watched his knights joust below him. ... read more

The bar is not bad. Standard interior, not overly fancy, but certainly not shabby. The crowd is mature - in the sense that the average person graduated high school long time ago - and trendy/artsy, if that is a legitimate combination. We get a corner table. A perfect spot, we're able to overlook the whole field. Complete control. The beer is good, German/Austrian or something. Works for me... The company is good, brains and beauty. Still, there's something in the air. Not tension, hate, love, or anything to that effect. Something more tangible. Smoke. Not cigarette smoke. This substance irritates my eyes. Cigarette smoke does not. Having no sense of smell, I have to guess. Considering the fact that it would take a lot of something to get to someone's eyes, and the fact that we're ... read more

UK & Europe, May 1993 Can't remember much about Innsbruck or maybe it is because we didn’t spend so much time there. I think by this stage we were all reaching saturation point for all the sight seeing we had done up till now. By now we had been through 3 countries and so many cities and towns in about 7 days, that we needed a breather. This includes all the travelling time from London through all the countries we had seen thus far. But of course we didn't sit still - you can't let an opportunity like this go wasted. We walked around the town and saw the Golden roof - a landmark of Innsbruck constructed for Emperor Maximilian to watch tournaments in the square below. We also visited a most beautiful church, the Innsbruck ... read more

Our first Christmas in Overijse we spent with my colleague Dave W. and his wife Linda and their three boys on a ski trip to Kirchdorf, Austria returning to Overijse on Christmas Eve, where on Christmas Day we had dinner together at their home. By then my sister Carol had moved to Overijse from Thailand, where she would live with us for about two years. She joined us for this trip. 14 December 1984 Friday. We fondly remembered the Kriskindelmarkt in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, so decided to make that our stopover destination on the way to Austria. We arrived by mid afternoon, and stayed for the last time with the farmer and his wife on the outskirts of town. After renewing our acquaintence, we walked to the market to see the festive decorations and Christmas ... read more

Day 9 Saturday Patricia Dorsey Murphy Innsbruck, Austria Nice - cool We're in the Bellevue Hotel - high in the Alps and looking at Innsbruck-a gorgeous view. We went to a show in town with a typical Tyrolean flavor- very nice -in a large beer hall. Innsbruck has grown -- also getting ready for the '75 Olympics. Tomorrow Venice. Oh, we ate lunch in Liechtenstein today - Vaduz. Came down from mtns today and made pictures. Dianne Dorsey Parker Gilbreath Place: Innsbruck, Austria - Bellevue Hotel Weather: good Left Lucerne at 8:30 AM and traveled on thru Alps. It was clouded at first but cleared about noon. The view today was best ever!! Stopped in Liechtenstein for lunch. Very nice village and small country in middle of Alps. Got to Austria & happen to hit day ... read more