The world is a happy place.
To recap quickly on Austria, let me just say it was a great trip. We had some crazy weather that week (gale force winds in London and then on the continent) that forced our plane to land in Munich instead of Salzburg.
That's how you know you are living in Europe...the plane is not diverted to just another city but instead to an entire other country...and it only takes 15 minutes to get there by air. They put us on buses once we landed and it took 2 hours to drive us back to Salzburg. Our 'quick flight' to Austria ended up taking us a total of 10 hours travel time in the end.
The Sound of Music room played the Sound of Music in a continuous loop on a channel and had photos of Maria and the kids all over the place. While I was hoping for curtains made of the same material as in the movie there was no such luck. Sadcakes.
The next morning we did the Sounds of Music tour. They piled us all on a big bus and drove us around Salzburg and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, you can't get close to most of the sites and have to see them from a bit of a distance but it was still a good afternoon. Such gorgeous country. It reminded me a little 
bit of Alaska - what with the smaller population (150k) and the alpine lifestyle. Although the Viennese architecture did stand out as a stark difference.
Jess and Aaron then picked us up in the rental car and we drove to a small ski village about 2 hours driving away, called Maria Alm...where there was no snow. It's been a rough snow year in the Alps and apparently, what little snow they had was blown away by the storms.
We eventually found a good spot to ski about 40 minutes away (and up 2 gondolas) and when it did start to snow later in the week the skiing was actually really good. Probably the only time I will get to go this year so I made the most of it.
And that was Austria. Next up, Edinburgh.
bit of Alaska - what with the smaller population (150k) and the alpine lifestyle. Although the Viennese architecture did stand out as a stark difference.Jess and Aaron then picked us up in the rental car and we drove to a small ski village about 2 hours driving away, called Maria Alm...where there was no snow. It's been a rough snow year in the Alps and apparently, what little snow they had was blown away by the storms.
We eventually found a good spot to ski about 40 minutes away (and up 2 gondolas) and when it did start to snow later in the week the skiing was actually really good. Probably the only time I will get to go this year so I made the most of it.
And that was Austria. Next up, Edinburgh.
2 comments:
Are those photos of happycakes?
Those are photos of Apple and Cheese Struedels with warm vanilla sauce and Cappuccinos on the side.
Very much happycakes.
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