Jagerhof Mayrhofen

... it. It was pretty scary to think that they do the jumping in summer when they wet the slope and land on fake grass. In winter, there is at least 30 cm of hardened snow. It actually looked scarier from the bottom than the top. The stadium is also used for concerts in summer and the pope has also held a mass there.

By time we headed home, the rain had started and had set in for the night.

... political advantage. He was really horrible to this wife, with her often being deprived of food. Maximilian spent furtively both through defending his Tyrolean empire and also on artwork advertising his great achievements (he was all for the printing of books to reach the masses, but these usually contained pictures for those who couldn’t read). It was amazing seeing original portraits, writing and medallions from the 1500’s. It was ...

... a large room and then walked into the old town to have dinner at a restaurant that had Austrian food. The prices seem quite reasonable after Switzerland, but that might be because they are in Euros. I had a goulash which was quite nice but salty. Again German is the language used but most people speak English so we haven't had any problems. It was very cold as we walked home and Tara kept saying, I hope it snows tomorrow (it certainly felt cold enough).

... right along the water. I must have been running slow - I was running along the path humming to the Eurythmics, and staring at the mountains in the distance when a little boy whizzed by me on a Unicycle. I'm not sure - but I can't imagine you can go fast on one of those things. I must have been humming loudly, because the little boy passed me, and turned his head fully around and ...

... go out with promise of Mexican food. Unfortunately, he couldn’t remember how to
get to it and we ended up eating some pizza which was actually really good.
From there we went to an Irish bar and met a couple Austrailans and hung out
with and had some beers. I called it a
somewhat early night as I was pretty tired from hiking around 15 miles and had
to get up early today to catch my train to Munich and wanted to save myself ...

... probably look even better in the daylight.

We went back to our very nice hotel. Normally we would not pick a place like this but when my parents took a room the guy at reception offered us a very good deal so we could stay in the same hotel. We told him we would think about it and went down the street to another hotel, and it was 20 euros cheaper but at least 40 euros dodgier. So we went back and I got my mom to ask if he would take another 10 euros of the price (I am ...

... purchases.

The museum was pretty cool and certainly a unique experience. The weather was really nice today too so once we completed the museum and the shopping, we went to the park behind the giant's head. Here they have a hedge maze shaped like the giant's hand which looked pretty cool but we didn't venture in. Instead we soaked up a little sun before moving on to the next destination.

... right in the old town itself and above a famoud pasry shops which smelt amazing and had very expensive cakes. The largest Swarovski Store in the world is in Inns bruck ) i am not talking about Crystal World) i was in Crystal heaven without being about to buy any of it. boo hoo oh and Swarovski Crytal world which is just out of the town was closed for 2 months and it ...

... sort of garden. The beauty of this town is everywhere…the murals on the buildings, the home gardens…everything is so colorful. We walked into the old part of town, with its curved wall entranceway, cobblestone streets and little shops and it’s just as you would picture it. We went to the Church of Our Lady, built in 1373. From the outside, it looks like it’s every bit that old, but on the inside, it is exquisite. The statues ...

Sadly, I dont remember much about Austria. Too bad because I have read so much about it lately as the music and art centre of Europe in the 1700s, I'd love to check that out.
I asked my dad recently if we had been there before. He said, 'oh yes, many times, we loved it'. Hmm, what a pity. I suppose it still counts because the images of scenery must be in my mind somewhere... curse this short memory of mine!