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Innsbruck
... burger for dinner before heading back to the hotel. The hotel has a 'wellness centre' with an indoor pool, many saunas and relaxation areas. Ash was keen for a sauna but Lauren wasn't. Ash went up by himself and had a Finnish sauna experience. We had an early night ready to get up early to take a few more photos in the morning before getting the 10.36 train to Munich. Innsbruck was great! We would definitely like to come back again ...
Christmas Markets!
... to do most things during our short trip which was awesome, and we both really enjoyed ourselves. Would love to come back when the slopes are covered in snow and spend a week snowboarding the alps, now that would be awesome!
Our Austria adventure has come to an end for now...but never say never, this was the third time we have stopped in this beautiful country, and we were only going to visit Vienna! Time to move onto Switzerland...the land of expense (so I'm told) and check out ...
Bridge on the River Inn
... pizza has become a universal menu item. It's only a variation on a sandwich really, just a bit hotter and cheese everywhere. Innsbruck is a charming city with little in the way of tourist attractions. Its greatest asset is the view up to the snow-capped mountains that dominate the horizon. In today's sunshine, a splendid sight indeed. We tried to stroll the city centre together, but the wives' stamina for ...
Forest thaw
... 3 miles uphill is no mean feat and all of us arrived at the mountain farm station in good spirits and not too clapped out. The descent could have proved to be more than challenging, pretty much direct downhill through the forest, but the forest cover meant there was no ice to worry us and the descent was easy. We reached the valley bottom, lakeside, after stunning alpine views all the way down.
The ...
Nordic Walking
... the golf course and valley bottom, back to the hotel. This turned out to be a jolly 2 hours' stroll, in the company of 3 other German/Austrians (?). I became the token English translator. My German was never my forté (!) and time and retirement have merely enhanced my amnesia. I picked up the gist of his instructions and passed them on in pidgeon Germanic English.
It was a very pleasant walk nonetheless, in occasional sunshine, on ...
Other places to stay in Zell im Zillertal
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Hotel Tirolerhof
Dorfplatz 8, Zell im Zillertal | 4 star hotelfrom $152 -
Hotel-Restaurant Brau
Dorfplatz 1, Zell im Zillertal | 4 star hotel -
Sporthotel Theresa
Bahnhofstrasse 15, Zell im Zillertal | Hotelfrom $354 -
Hotel Neuwirt
Unterdorf 12, Zell im Zillertal | 3 star hotel -
Das Posthotel - Apart & Tirol
Rohrerstrasse 4, Zell im Zillertal | 4 star hotelfrom $183 -
Pension Reischhof
Zellbergen 58, Zell im Zillertal | Hotel -
Zorn-Pauli
Gerlosstr. 4c, Zell im Zillertal | 3 star hotel