AUSTRIA | Sunday, 12 Jul 2015 | Views [556]
Yesterday was a busy day. After breakfast, I started the day at the Belvedere Museum, looking at the artwork of Gustav Klimt. I have heard of Klimt before-from the movie "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield. At the very beginning ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Saturday, 11 Jul 2015 | Views [480]
Yesterday for the first time I ran a little bit in the morning, which was a good idea, and got the day started right, as I had my sneakers purchased the day before.
With the hop-on hop-off bus ticket I purchased the ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Friday, 10 Jul 2015 | Views [482]
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 >
Tags: austria
AUSTRIA | Friday, 10 Jul 2015 | Views [475] | 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 [583]
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 | Wednesday, 8 Jul 2015 | Views [511]
Yesterday was my final day in Salzburg. I really didn't have much to see yesterday, but it was so nice having my own hotel room-that I decided to enjoy it for a final day (plus I didn't feel like packing up just yet)
And once again, it was in the ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015 | Views [477]
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 [458]
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 [648]
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 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRIA | Sunday, 5 Jul 2015 | Views [507]
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 [635] | 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
SWITZERLAND | Friday, 3 Jul 2015 | Views [374] | Comments [1]
SWITZERLAND | Friday, 3 Jul 2015 | Views [735]
One thing I like to do when I travel is ride tram, and subway lines to interesting sounding stops. I saw a streetcar headed to Rehalp. I had no idea what was there. Of course, Rehalp reminded me of the Amy Winehouse song. I took the 22 minute ... Read more >
Tags: switzerland, zurich
SWITZERLAND | Friday, 3 Jul 2015 | Views [435]
Yesterday was my final day in Zurich. It was a nice day, but not a particularly exciting one. First of all, I purchased a Zurich Card which entitles the bearer to free transit within the city-free entry into the museums for 24 hours. ... Read more >
Tags: switzerland, zurich
SWITZERLAND | Thursday, 2 Jul 2015 | Views [520]
Yesterday, I went on another excursion out of town. Excursions are pretty nice, because in addition to seeing other parts of the country, it is nice to meet other travelers. Yes, I am staying on hostels where it is easy to meet other travelers, ... Read more >
Tags: lucerne, switzerland
SWITZERLAND | Wednesday, 1 Jul 2015 | Views [449]
Yesterday I took an excursion out of town to (a) Rapperwil, otherwise known as the city of Roses, (b) Liechtenstein and (c) Heidiland
I went on this tour so I could (a) Say I have been to Liechtenstein, and (b) All I remember about Heidi was yodelling ... Read more >
Tags: liechtenstein, switzerland
SWITZERLAND | Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015 | Views [518]
Yesterday, I checked out of the YMCA and left Basel. I am glad I did. The YMCA was sort of weird and a pain in the ass-and it has nothing to do with the big black guy who basically slept next to me for one night-which he did. There was a ... Read more >
Tags: switzerland, zurich
SWITZERLAND | Monday, 29 Jun 2015 | Views [463] | Comments [1]
Yesterday, I spent one last day in Basel. Not because I thought there was so much more to see here, but simply because the day before I was out in other parts of the country from 10:00 am until after midnight-so I didn't feel like packing up, checking ... Read more >
Tags: basel, switzerland
SWITZERLAND | Sunday, 28 Jun 2015 | Views [500]
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