Austria
Things are going great in Austria!! We took an early morning train to Salzburg and spent a day there. My mom and I took the Sound of Music tour, which was cool. In addition, we stopped for a delicious chocolate torte and I took a luge ride (on wheels, not snow)....it was interesting! I'll share more about the Sound of Music later. I realized that this was the first time in 3 weeks that Aaron and I have been apart for more than just going to the bathroom....crazy huh??
The next day my dad rented a car and we drove to a part of Germany just over the border called Berchtesgaden, which is where Hitler's retreat 'Eagle's Nest' was located....and it is still there. It's actually a restaurant and there are bunkers and stuff. It was kind of creepy, but interesting at the same time....it was especially interesting to hear about WWII stuff from the German perspective. While no one advocates for what happened, the different take on it was interesting.
Then we drove to the town of Hallstatt. It was gorgeous!!! I'll try to put in a picture of it at the bottom. Our pension was right on the lake with balconies. It was so beautiful! I wish we could have spent more than one night. Aaron and I definitely want to go back there someday. We pretty much just relaxed and enjoyed the scenary.
The next morning we drove back to Salzburg and took the train to Vienna. To any of my family members who are reading this.....we randomly met up with my dads friend from Carbondale, Kurt Wagner....who lives in the town of Villach, Austria--where we had a train connection for about 15 minutes. My dad was thinking that he lived somewhere in the area, so he e-mailed him from his blackberry....and sure enough, he lived in the very town that we were tranferring in....and his office was a block away from the station. He was also doing business in Vienna today, so we saw him again today.
We got to Vienna and saw a few great places--St. Stephans Cathedral and the Kuntshistoriches Museum. Then we had an awesome dinner. We're staying in a really fancy hotel (thanks mom and dad!) called the Hotel Bristol. It is awesome....Aaron and I are so spoiled! We have a marble hallway in the room as well as a walk-in closet! And they put chocolate tortes on your pillow every night....sweet!
This morning we took a tram tour around the city of Vienna. Then we went to the Hofburg Palace and saw the Treasury with the crown jewels and the imperial apartments. Finally we had a tour of the opera, which was awesome! That is about it from Austria! Aaron and I leave bright and early to catch a train for Budapest, while my parents are flying back to the U.S in the morning. We will be home in about 2 weeks.....we really miss our dogs! In Europe you can bring dogs into restaurants....its crazy!
Love,
Emily (and Aaron)
The next day my dad rented a car and we drove to a part of Germany just over the border called Berchtesgaden, which is where Hitler's retreat 'Eagle's Nest' was located....and it is still there. It's actually a restaurant and there are bunkers and stuff. It was kind of creepy, but interesting at the same time....it was especially interesting to hear about WWII stuff from the German perspective. While no one advocates for what happened, the different take on it was interesting.
Then we drove to the town of Hallstatt. It was gorgeous!!! I'll try to put in a picture of it at the bottom. Our pension was right on the lake with balconies. It was so beautiful! I wish we could have spent more than one night. Aaron and I definitely want to go back there someday. We pretty much just relaxed and enjoyed the scenary.
The next morning we drove back to Salzburg and took the train to Vienna. To any of my family members who are reading this.....we randomly met up with my dads friend from Carbondale, Kurt Wagner....who lives in the town of Villach, Austria--where we had a train connection for about 15 minutes. My dad was thinking that he lived somewhere in the area, so he e-mailed him from his blackberry....and sure enough, he lived in the very town that we were tranferring in....and his office was a block away from the station. He was also doing business in Vienna today, so we saw him again today.
We got to Vienna and saw a few great places--St. Stephans Cathedral and the Kuntshistoriches Museum. Then we had an awesome dinner. We're staying in a really fancy hotel (thanks mom and dad!) called the Hotel Bristol. It is awesome....Aaron and I are so spoiled! We have a marble hallway in the room as well as a walk-in closet! And they put chocolate tortes on your pillow every night....sweet!
This morning we took a tram tour around the city of Vienna. Then we went to the Hofburg Palace and saw the Treasury with the crown jewels and the imperial apartments. Finally we had a tour of the opera, which was awesome! That is about it from Austria! Aaron and I leave bright and early to catch a train for Budapest, while my parents are flying back to the U.S in the morning. We will be home in about 2 weeks.....we really miss our dogs! In Europe you can bring dogs into restaurants....its crazy!
Love,
Emily (and Aaron)
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