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Missed it.
... don't think Austrians have much of a concept of long distance travel.....not like Australians....We travel 14 hours to Sydney to see our daughter....I was booking a train to Munich.....the guy said it will take one and a half hours and cost 68 euro....we thought about it ....asked if there was a cheaper train.....he uuummmed and eeerrrred.....then said "I suppose you could always take the slow train...it is only 28 euro..but it is very slow.......it will take one hour and ...
Not The Top Of The World
... I agreed that we could spend seven days just looking out that window and drink Rasberry Schapps......but we didn't......we got up the next day and decided to hit the heights....we were going to the top....the ski slopes at Kitzsteinhorn have the largest peak in all of the State of Salzburg....that's right Salzburg is also the name of the state here....the peak is 3029 metres high....we took the local bus again and after 30 minutes we arrived at the base of the ...
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.
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Nordic Walking
... into the village centre to find out if the local tourist office could offer suitable local attractions. Late October is the end of the summer season and the winter season is some weeks away still despite the early arrival of unseasonable winter weather. At the tourist office we were welcomed by a Scottish lady, married to an Austrian, who explained that last week had seen a wedding at the town church where those attending had basked in 26 degrees ...
Uplifting
... for the Karwendel gondola ride up to Zwölferkopf from Pertisau. We had aimed to ride up and walk back down, but the grumpy old git at the cash desk would only grunt that there was too much snow and ice at the top, hence too dangerous to walk down. The not cheap ride up to the top did offer super panoramas across the Achensee valley surrounded by jagged snow tops from every angle. It was cool in the breeze, but very pleasant in the sunshine. At the top the obligatory café was open ...
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