Innsbruck, Austria Travel Blogs

Golden roof, lost Emma, another nearly missed bus
Apr 2, 2004 (1 photos)

... what on earth we were on about but eventually we found the Golden Roof again and were able to work our way onto the bus.. Innsbruck was also host to a Winter Olympics and they left the ski jump in - but I wasn't allowed on it. Still it was pretty high ...

Innsbruck
Sep 20, 2007 (7 photos)

... opportunities.  It is only 30 miles north of the Italian border and 45 miles south of Germany.  Innsbruck is said to rival Vienna and Salzburg for Austria's most beautiful city.   It has a population of only 130,000 (all seem sooo nice ...

3 Inn 1 day..
May 9, 2008 (7 photos)

... of legs... I won't say anymore so that I don't ruin it for you... but in future, I would pass... but hey, the Innsbruck pass covered it! - Took the Nordkette cable car (which consists of a funicular (a train which can go uphill/downhill with all its ...

Autruche
Jul 22, 2007 (5 photos)

Hey ho! Fait un bail hein?! Internet est loin de mon auberge et loin d'etre gratuit. Je suis a Innsbruck en Autriche depuis beaucoup trop longtemps! 5 jours pour une si petite ville c'est beaucoup trop! Ces temps-ci l'autriche ne cesse de battre des ...

All that glitters is not gold
Jun 15, 2006 (13 photos)

... junk and watch TV and sit on a proper lounge, although it's a bit cold at night. We left reluctantly and headed off to Innsbruck to track down some summer snowboarding for the BOSS. After the taste she got on top of Jungfrau, she is keen to learn how ...

Austria, the complete story
Oct 8, 1998 (3 photos)

... with the guide, whilst giving the tour in Austrian, he gave us a personal tour in English. We climbed back down and headed for Innsbruck. We knew where the campground was and we had only come here, as we wanted to go back to Stubai Glacier for a day of ...

Downhills and bobsled runs. Austria !!!!!
Oct 2, 1996 (1 photos)

... When we woke up in the morning, the tent was covered in frost. We dried the tent, packed up and off we rode towards Innsbruck. After riding uphill all yesterday, the beauty was that now we had a huge downhill that was over ten kilometres in length and it ...

Innsbruck
Jul 25, 2008 (15 photos)

Inssbruck is a charming little town and quite a difference from Italy. Though Trento was also a part of Tyrol- southern Tyrol that is, the cultural difference is immediately visible. We didn´t spend a lot of time here, but we would consider coming ...

Innsbruck ok time for a moan about ihyf the ...
Jun 28, 2001

... to sleep. Paul´s stay was made even more pleasurable by the fact that he had to move rooms every single day. At Innsbruck Tourist Information we asked for a hiking map and the lady told us that there was "some special hiking" happening tomorrow, and if ...

Our longest trip yet
May 16, 2008

· On the bus, passing through Austria · GMT +1:00hrs Entry to follow...soon!

Golden Girl
May 8, 2008 (12 photos)

... lens out of the wire though as the snow-capped Alps are beautiful and most of the houses were a nice pastel colour. Innsbruck is a cheaper alternative to Lauterbrunnen or Murren - there are views of the Alps, people speak German (and smoke) and there are ...

transit
Apr 9, 2007

  

Danka!
Sep 26, 2008 (19 photos)

... I bought a student pass that gave me unlimited use of the trams.  There were 6 trams total in the area.  Innsbruck has mostly Austrians and Germans working in the snowboard industry.  There was even snow at the tops of most peaks.   ...

Innsbruck
Jul 29, 2009

... my book. I know that's pretty un-cool, but the last few days finally caught up. I left early the next morning. Noteworthy, Innsbruck held the winter Olympics twice, so there is a lot of stuff for winter activies. Very similar to COP in Calgary. The hostel ...

Innsbruck
Sep 10, 2006 (6 photos)

... 2 So more to talk about has happened. I spent today on a free hike up into the mountains of the Austrian Alps. Innsbruck offers the coolest service where they provide you with a mountain guide, free bus transportation, and even free hiking boots to go ...

Austrian Alps
Oct 15, 2007 (9 photos)

After a few great days in Vienna, we thought that it would be pretty fitting to head off to Innsbruck....I mean going all the way to Austria and not seeing the Alps should be a crime.   We arrived in the afternoon just as the sun was going ...

Innsbruck
Sep 1, 2005

From fussen I cought an incredibly scenic train to Innsbruck in western Austria. A small city situated in a valley surrounded by the Austrian Alps. The city itself is beautiful, full of baroque buildings nice riverside parks, cafes and shops. However ...

Tour 5271 / 0820 Day 22
Sep 10, 2007

... the Inns River for a good part. We went past Eagles Nest and through Bavaria (Germany) and then back into Austria before finally reaching Innsbruck at 6pm. As we went through these areas, we thought it was so picturesque and some of the mountains had snow ...

Innsbruck
Jun 12, 2009 (9 photos)

... in fact, empty) and enjoyed the multimedia history lesson. We also did a great hike up into the mountains to a view of Innsbruck from up high. A quick stop to Spar helped our journey down with beer (Radler-halbe to be specific-half beer-half lemonade) and ...

2.Etappe 86km
May 12, 2008 (15 photos)

... , dass ohnehin keine Gedanken kommen und so meditiert er am 2. Tag 11 Stunden lang und bewältigt dabei 84km in Richtung Innsbruck. Was passiert, wenn man jeden Tag 11 Stunden nebeneinander läuft? Michael sagt, dass von den 11 Stunden 20min gesprochen werden ...

Innsbruck & Castle Neuschwanstein: Swanderful!!
Jul 9, 2008 (19 photos)

... the beer haze lifted from Munich, Shannon and Rachel were on their way to bigger and better things. A side trip to Fussen and Innsbruck, Austria was on the agenda. We decided to drive this time because who doesn't love a roadtrip??? With gas at 7.50 per ...

Innsbruck a beautiful old town entirely ...
Jun 10, 2001

... villages and highways below gave way to oohs and ahhs from the passengers. It was absolutely spectacular!! To my great disappointment, Innsbruck did not live up to be the picture-perfect city I had anticipated. The mountains hid behind thick fog. The ...

Train to Innsbruck and the first day of hiking
Sep 28, 2006 (14 photos)

... was surprisingly good. The whole train ride took about 5 hours and went through a bunch of cities, including Salzburg, before getting to Innsbruck. We couldn't really see much out the window because it was very cloudy. It looked as if the only way we were ...

Schapps in Austria
Feb 17, 2006 (8 photos)

... the only thing I could watch on tv since everything else was in another language. First up was a walking tour of Innsbruck. The architecture was amazing and the most famous landmark in Innsbruck was the palace with the golden roof. Its actually copper ...

The Alps
Jul 6, 2006

After travelling for 2 1/2 days we made it to Innsbruck, Austria in the early morning hours. Innsbruck is located in the Austrian Alps and is a beautiful city! The surrounding area has some great mountains and on our second day here I took a 5 hour hike ...

Innsbruck
May 31, 2007

Innsbruck

Innsbruck
Oct 1, 2007

... i am sitting on the world oldest computer right now. here is a link to some photos from our time in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck, no labels yet though sorry, thats Husbands job. http://www.flickr.com/photos/melvic/sets/72157602188158394/ me

A quick stop in Austria
Jan 3, 2009 (7 photos)

... of Munich in Barbara's car, we kept driving south towards Barbara's hometown and through Austria. We made a stop off in Innsbruck, Austria. Barbara had spent New Years Eve here so she showed us where all the celebrations took place and also took us on ...

Crystals and Ice and Everything Nice
Apr 10, 2008 (19 photos)

... the process of crystal making, but I ended up walking into a Giant Mythical creature's peculiar dream world. Our time in Innsbruck was coming to a close so we boarded the train to our next destination, Neukirchen. Neukirchen is a small town in the ...

the ALPS!
Jun 8, 2007 (31 photos)

... go with the blog entries Finally able to get in a 1st class 'wagen' (car)...FYI: Eurail passes are a joke! Arrived in Innsbruck, at the foot of the Austrian Alps around 2 pm and it was probably 85* Fahrenheit! (around 29-30 Celsius) This is ...