Saturday, 3 May 2014 | Views [924]
We landed in the capital of Tirol after a train-bus-train shuffle from Villach, but even this inconvenience was carried out super-efficiently and offered a different look at the country. The snow-capped mountains came closer the nearer we got to ... Read more >
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Saturday, 3 May 2014 | Photo Gallery
Sightseeing around Innsbruck
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Friday, 2 May 2014 | Views [912]
By now, we've fine tuned our train-catching skills like a well-oiled German machine, and boarded the rail jet to Villach without a hitch. We chose this route south because it winds it's way through some beautifully scenic country. Steep precipitous mountains ... Read more >
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Friday, 2 May 2014 | Photo Gallery
A short stroll around Villach
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Wednesday, 30 Apr 2014 | Photo Gallery
Sightseeing around Vienna
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Wednesday, 30 Apr 2014 | Views [843] | Comments [2]
We made good time to get to the train station early and settled in for the three hour ride to Vienna. The rail jet trains are more comfortable than the other one we tried, and reached speeds of up to 160kph. So the countryside zoomed past us for most ... Read more >
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Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Views [918] | Comments [5]
One thing about arriving at a new place in the dark is you have no idea what the countryside looks like, so I was gobsmacked when I woke up to see towering snowy mountains in every direction! This is Salzburg - the place where everything is Mozart and ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains