Blogs from Austria, Europe - page 278

Hi guys, Just so you know we are on the road again. And for future reference to all parents if there is a major problem don't worry we'll be phoning you for money. Our last night in Austria was Saturday, they were holding a festival in the village called the night of 1000 beers. The village was set up into 4 different countries where there traditional food & drink were being sold. England, France, Germany and USA. Surprisingly we ended up in the England section eating fish & chips and drinking Carling....hurray decent beer!!! The locals were trying Newcastle Brown Ale and other random ales from England, it was funny watching the look on their faces when they first tried it and passed it to their mates to try. No one seemed to like any of ... read more

Vienna- land of sprawling boulevards, Freud, cafes, museums, and wienerschnitzel. My first real journey to "Western Europe" (Greece didn't count- Athens was at the same level as Budapest, except more expensive.) Everything was cleaner, the trains contained more glass than metal per square inch-not really necessary, because although they look sleek, they cost 3 times as much. Whereas in Romania, Bulgaria, and to a lesser extent Hungary only the centers were well preserved, almost all the buildings I could see in Vienna looked like they were from the 19th century, and with trim facades as well. We went to see some massive churches, like the Karlskirche that looked more like a temple made from a different culture, and the huge St. Stevie's cathedral, which was very Gothic. There was lots of tourists, which I was getting ... read more

Omg austria is the best place ever the mountains are so nice i wish everyone back home was here. So we got here after a 2 hour train ride saw these alps and we where like lets climb right to the summit lol well we got really close after about 4 hours of hiking from the hostel straight up the mountain we made it 2000 meters up about another 500 hundred at the most and we would have been at the top, but the air was getting really thin and it was pretty cold we were at cloud level and we figured gettin this high up and reaching snow was good enough considering the last 600 meters was about a 75 degree angle straight up the mountain. So we were really happy, we had a couple ... read more

So I just got done checking out the Mozart Wohnhaus. The place he lived while he was 17-24. They had replicas of old harpsichords and pianos and lots of old manuscripts which were great to look at. He has some crazy handwriting, sometimes you can´t tell whats going on. They also had exhibits on his dad and sister both of whom were musicians and composers in their own right, but they lived in the shadow of good ol´Wolfe so no noteriety for them. The house Mozart was born in is here too but we haven´t found it, we actually just stumbled onto the Wohnhaus because it was across the street from a sausage kart. We also checked out this crazy fortress this morning that kept Salzburg safe in many battles. The fortress was only taken over ... read more

ahhh...euros once again, what a relief, the crowns in the czech republic were really messing with me, being bad at math and all. 22 to the american dollar, so we spent 60 on a bookmark and i spent 150 on some snacks today, but i would still panic when i saw the number :) we,re here only for one night, then it's off to amsterdam. i hear it's really prety there, i cand't wait. more later. pics soon i promise.... read more