September 18, 2024 Another sunny day in Vienna!! We are off to explore Schönbrunn Palace which was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing. The name Schönbrunn has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court. What started as a hunting lodge grew into one …
Austria – Vienna
September 17, 2024 When I woke up and looked out the window and actually saw the sun I was so beyond happy! Yesterday was an insane day (hence no blog) as I found out at 3:00 am that all trains to Vienna were cancelled due to weather. We had to get to Vienna as we …
Salzburg – Hallstatt and Sound of Music
September 15, 2024 The day started with the good news that it had finally stopped raining!! We took a walk about Salzburg to enjoy the lack of rain and then we boarded a coach to go to Hallstatt for the morning. Hallstatt is a village on Lake Hallstatt’s western shore in Austria’s mountainous Salzkammergut region. …
Austria – Salzburg Day 2
September14, 2024 Guess what….it’s still raining. Salzburg has gotten almost 4” of rain in the last 24 hours, the good news it’s not snow!!! I was determined to explore Salzburg so I headed out on an early morning walk in the rain. Salzburg is on the banks of the River Salzburg, at the northern boundary …
Austria – Salzburg
September 13, 2024 The weather has gotten worse! No longer is it misty rain it is a downpour that soaks you in minutes. We took the train from Innsbruck to Salzburg. We headed to try to get a taxi and got soaked before we got into the taxi. Then the driver dropped my bag facedown …
Austria – Old Town and Swarovski
September 12, 2024 The rain eased for a bit in the early morning so I went for a walk in the old town area of Innsbruck. The misting rain and cloud cover plus the lack of people made it a fun walk until the sky’s opened up and I found myself scrambling for cover. Old …
Germany – Neuschwanstein Castle
September 11, 2024 Our adventure today was to visit the Neuschwanstein Castle which is just across the border in Germany. Anna our guide for the day picked us up at our hotel for the two hour drive to the castle. We drove through mountains with scenic views of Austrian Alps. Our first stop of the …
September 10, 2024 The rain finally eased in the early morning so I took a walk to say goodby to Lucerne. No spectacular sunrise today as there are way to many clouds but the cool air feels good. The town is so peaceful before the day begins for both the locals and the tourist. The …
Switzerland -Lucerne Day 4
September 9,2024 Rainy days and Mondays………… No sunrise, No sunset makes for a very long day!!!! There were brief periods of no rain where we were able to get out of the hotel room but basically it was a day of rain. The clouds are below the mountain tops and everything is a shade of …
Switzerland Lucerne Day 3
September 8, 2024 I did an early morning walk about and was able to capture the sunrise even though it was super cloudy. I think the picture looks like a watercolor painting !!! The city is so quiet in the early morning with no tourist about. Soon the church bells began chiming to call the …