Jen and Dave: Adventuring

We are home and back to work, but still can’t believe what an amazing trip we had. Today is for the birds – all the species we saw on our trip!

And that’s the end!  We took the train to the airport early, before it got too hot. Security was quick, but customs to exit the EU was quite backed up – we spent about an hour in various lines.  Had lunch, found our gate, and enjoyed the air conditioning! We had an amazing trip, and…

Hotter still today, so the plan was rinse and repeat.  A full day riverside in the shade.  Jen did the river float today, as well as Dave. Dave did go for a run before breakfast in the “cool” 24 degrees before it got too warm, and Jen played puzzle master with the luggage. No real…

Today was forecast to reach 34 degrees, so a departure from our plans to put on some serious kilometres was necessary.  We were prepared. A duvet cover from a thrift store, a travel towel, picnic foods, and lots of sunscreen. A thirty minute walk brought us to the perfect place in Englischer Garten park: on…

An early start today, walking to the train station just after checkout opened. We caught our last train of the trip, up to Munich. I had heard it was a scenic couple of hours, but that turned out not to be the case.  Reaching the Hauptbahnhof, we walked half an hour to the hotel through…

Sometimes a hot day calls for a lazy day. After breakfast, we wandered north through town to the Innsbruck Hofgarten. It was cool and green, and filled with songbirds and inviting places to sit. We then made our way to a local bus for a trip to the local castle – Schloss Ambras.  The castle…

Today we experienced the other side of Innsbruck, quite literally. We took the Patscherkofel gondola up the mountain on the other side of the valley from the Nordkettenbahn. A whole new view of Innsbruck.  After bussing to the gondola, we headed up the hill. Patscherkofel featured small gondolas on a continuous loop. We got one…

Today was forecast to be hot in the city, and we could think of no finer way to manage the heat than to gain a lot of elevation without using our own two feet.  Today’s destination is marketed as the “Top of Innsbruck.”  We took the Nordkettenbahnen to the Hafelekar station, involving a cable car…

Travel was once again on the menu, travelling back to the main line in Freilassing, and then on a second train over to Salzburg. From Salzburg, we boarded a train that went west (back into Germany) before heading down to Innsbruck.  Train travel is interesting as the views can be great or non-existent. It’s relaxing…

Today was forecast to be hot, so we wanted to get elevation without exertion. So we went somewhere new, and took the 848 bus along  Roßfeldstraße, a panoramic scenic toll road into the mountains, to Rossfeld Panoramastraße,. On public transport, however, the extra toll is only €2 per person.  The drive was very pretty and…