Category Archives: Austria

Slippery Slopes: An Alpine Adventure

Yes. They are, indeed, slippery at this time of year. We flew in late Friday evening and upon arriving in Salzburg, found ourselves in a winter wonderland. SO MUCH SNOW, everywhere. We had a great time catching up with our … Continue reading

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Riding the Luge

As K recounted, we had a blast on our trip to Austria and Germany. One of the highlights was riding the “luge” or Sommerrodelbahn. I happened to get a clip of video with our camera during one of my rides … Continue reading

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Germany, Austria & Oktoberfest

What a week! We’ve just returned from one of those trips that was so restful and relaxing that it makes it seem that we’ve been away for much longer than a week. G and I headed to Hallstatt first, to … Continue reading

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Vienna…the final chapter.

Written December 29, 2006 Today was another beautiful, but blustery day in Vienna. We started out with a trip to another local cafe for breakfast and were introduced to the cafe’s owner. Judging from the photos of him with notable … Continue reading

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I love cafes!

It´s been a while since we´ve blogged… It´s funny because on previous trips, internet cafes were on every corner — you could´t get away from the blasted things. On this getaway, the internet cafes have been hard to find and … Continue reading

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Another Day in Vienna

We had another wonderful day in Vienna. First, we visited home to the works of Rubens, Rembrandt, Raphael, Vermeer, Bruegal, Velázquez, Bellini, and others… at a museum that goes by my initials, KHM. Then to lunch, to see the Blue … Continue reading

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Vienna

We arrived in Vienna late Tuesday and will continue to explore until early Saturday. On Tuesday, we walked about town to get our bearings and found St. Stephen’s cathedral, enjoyed a nice dinner at Café Central and then ventured out … Continue reading

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