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AUSTRIA | Monday, 13 Jul 2015 | Views [1082]
Yesterday, was my final day in Vienna, and it started out with an unusual but splendid view.
Not another tall building, observation deck, or the like-but right from my hostel room (which was only on the 2nd floor).
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Tags: austria, vienna
AUSTRIA | Friday, 10 Jul 2015 | Views [506]
I enjoy freaking people out. And this isn't hard, especially since I am 45 and staying with a lot of people in their 20's. Girls from the US are particularly easy to freak out. Perhaps because people from other countries (men ... Read more >
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AUSTRIA | Friday, 10 Jul 2015 | Views [518] | Comments [1]
One nice thing about hostels, at least in some European cities, is that they provide maps/guides specifically for young hip budget travelers. Now I may not be in the intended audience, since- (A) Don't have any tattoos, ... Read more >
Tags: austria, vienna
AUSTRIA | Thursday, 9 Jul 2015 | Views [623]
Yesterday, I checked out of the hotel in Salzburg, and took the fast train to Vienna.
I liked Salzburg. The old town was gorgeous, Unesco certified (or whatever), and was surrounded my mountains and rock. The Mozart and Sound of Music ... Read more >
Tags: austria, vienna
AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015 | Views [512]
Yesterday, I did two big things-I took bus #25 to Mount Untersberg, a mountain with a cable car. The views we're gorgeous, and it was peaceful up there. I met a woman who told me to go to Innsbruck, where she was from in Austria,for ... Read more >
Tags: austria, salzburg
AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015 | Views [492]
Yesterday, I checkout of the hostel and into a hotel. The hostel was ok-it was part of a chain of hostels called "Meininger", which is in various European cities. I guess they are trying to be one of the few chains in a highly fragmented industry.... Read more >
Tags: austria, salzburg
AUSTRIA | Monday, 6 Jul 2015 | Views [728]
Yesterday I went on an all day tour. The first was to a place called The Eagle's Nest, which was built as Hitler's retreat in world war II, located near Berchtesgade, Germany. This is a place high in the mountains, where ... Read more >
Tags: austria, germany
AUSTRIA | Sunday, 5 Jul 2015 | Views [532]
Yesterday, for the first day in Salzburg, I went on the Sound of Music Tour. First of all, I Am pretty sure I never saw the movie from start to end. The first time I saw the film was on a transatlantic cruise in 2006, on the Carnival ... Read more >
Tags: austria, salzburg
SWITZERLAND | Saturday, 4 Jul 2015 | Views [674] | Comments [1]
One movie I enjoy is Plains, Trains and Automobiles. John Candy asked Steve Martin if he ever travelled by bus before. When Martin replied in the negative, Candy mentioned his mood probably won't improve.
Yesterday I took the bus ... Read more >
Tags: austria, bus, switzerland
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