Into Austria

---

We headed out of Klosters, Switzerland and started a full day of driving. We worked our way out of the Alps and headed North towards Zurich. We drove through the fertile farming region at the base of the Alps. The highway lead us through a Swiss Army base and then came to a set of flags; we were now leaving Switzerland and entering Liechtenstein.

The country of Liechtenstein was interesting. It is only 150 Km sq. The country is famous for three things: Postage stamps & passport stamps (because everyone wants to show they’ve been there) & dentures (the countries main export). We stopped and got our stamps, took a picture and headed down the road. In less than an hour, we were out of the country.

Next, we entered into Austria. It was like something out of a movie. As we watched the car in front of us, the border guard stops them by saying, “Halt! Papers please.” The border guards made the car pull over to the side. We had our passports ready, but we got waved through. We drove for hours towards Inssbruck. Along the way, we drove through tunnels that were over 25 kms long, that’s longer than the Country of Liechtenstein!

We finally reached the City of Innsbruck. The city had a nice old section, but other than that I was not impressed. It reminded me of what I’ve seen in pictures of Eastern Europe. We checked in to our hostel, which was a huge concrete building with small windows. After exploring for a bit, we headed for diner at an Austrian restaurant. The food was great….sausage and beer!

---

Photos

Swiss Grapes
This is the Swiss Faming Region

Border Crossing
Here is the Swiss/Liech Border

Cow
I am milking the Leichtenstien Cow

Tunnel
Here is one of the long tunnels on the way to Austria

Castle
Almost to Innsbruck

Comments

[anonymous]

Matt thats not a cow its a bull ;o)