Forsterhof Hotel St. Wolfgang

... misty valleys and along sides of mountains, looking down on tiny towns below. The little houses in Austria are like chalets and look a lot like the homes in Switzerland. There is already a bit of snow in some of the villages that are a bit higher up.
Salzburg was a cute city and bigger than I thought it was going to be. It was nice to see anothertown in Austria, other than the capital city. We didn't have to ...

hey all,

I forgot about Salzburg... we went there before Prague... I guess I have put it out of my mind because KB sang the musical the whole time we were there! lol, it was great though...
We got to Salzburg at night and tried to follow the directions to the hotel, but we didn't know if we had to go right or left out of the train station, so KB asked some, what I thought were ...

... we jumped in the van with all the other tourists...there were 8 of us in total, and headed to see the spots and scenes that you see in the movie the Sound of Music. I hadn't seen it in quite a while so I'll have to watch it when I get home to compare! But we were also able to see the gazeebo that is in the movie when they sing the song I am 16 going on 17...pretty cool. We took tons of pictures, and a lot of them were in the areas ...

... there for a day or something?” After visiting, we were like, “THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH OH MY GOODNESS I THINK I MIGHT JUST HYPERVENTILATE.” So in summary, check out Salzburg if you’re in the mood for some beautiful surroundings. Because as my friend said, “The hills are alive…over there! And there!”

It’s also quite an experience to see ...

... buses at the top of the mountain when we finally got there.

Mom was already freaked out from the hairpin turns alongside steep drop off cliffs, so she decided to skip the mines. Instead she got to relax in the beautiful sunshine beside the glistening water of the large lake. We, on the other hand, managed to get on the funicular to the mines just in time to catch the last tour.

Hallstatt, Upper Austria, Austria travelingdiva

... at it and some other guys intermittently stopped in to the “men area.” At one point there were like 5 guys hanging out in the corner…talk about hilarious. But apparently my sister found what she was looking for, so it was a happy ending!

At the end of the day we had to get in the car and head for Frankfurt because my sister was leaving in the morning. It was crazy how fast their visit went. It seemed like they had just ...

... Switzerland is not as picturesque as the region around the alps. We finally found our hotel, The Hotel Schöne Aussicht, overlooking the city of Salzburg. After resting for an hour, we took off to see the town and to eat at a Chinese Restaurant...yeah chicken! (I think). After eating we took a few pictures of the graffiti and headed back to the room to play a few card games. Nothing much exciting. Ciao

... ll try to keep it short. Of course we won't succeed, so settle in... After leaving Babette's apartment on July 25 we headed south and found ourselves on the "Romantic Road" in southern Bavaria. It's a beautiful drive that we recommend, even as a day trip from Munich. It takes you through picturesque landscapes and many quaint Bavarian towns. We set up camp in the tiny town of Rosshaupten and cycled up and down undulating grassy hills and past and around ice ...

August 26-Monday
We left Kitzbuhel at 8:30. There was a brief stop in Berchtesgarden, in Germany, at 10:00. Up on the side of the mountain, we could see Hitler's Eagle’s Nest. It was rather chilling to see that part of history. The bunker is now a restaurant. Our rest stop overlooked a valley filled with wonderful homes. What a view! Back on the bus and on to Salzburg. Time 10:35.

Salzburg
August 26-MondayWe had to get up a little earlier today because we were headed for our first big road trip: Salzburg, the home of Mozart. ( I am really looking forward to this trip.) We left Kitzbuhel at 8:30. There was a brief stop in Berchtesgarden, in Germany, at 10:00. Up on the side of the mountain, we could see Hitler's Eagle’s Nest. It was rather chilling to see that part of ...