Our road trip continued to the beautiful country of Austria. Our travels, in the past, have taken us to Vienna but not to the mountains. Boy were we missing out. The Alps in spring look like 
Julie Andrews should appear any moment spinning around and singing
about a female deer. It was breathtakingly beautiful. We stayed in a small village about 25 miles outside Innsbruck. Alpbach, is the quintessential alpine village – full of charm, character and even had 
people wearing lederhosen. We enjoyed hiking and staying in the mountains. We even hugged an Austrian tree (Why, I do not know). When we arrived our host asked if we wanted free tickets to take the gondola up to the top of the mountain – UMMM Yes. The views from the top were fantastic – the weather could not have been better.
In the city of Innsbruck we enjoyed going to a local street festival and seeing the sights. The historic downtown is ripe with history and architecture. We were in Innsbruck on Whit Monday so everything was closed but the restaurants and gelato stands so we had to make due. We were able to see the three most famous landmarks downtown ; 15th Century City Tower (Left), Helbinghaus Building (bottom left) and The Golden Roof (bottom right). On our last night we went to a Tryolean Evening which is a show full of yodeling and traditional dancing. It was wonderful!
Leaving Innsbruck we drove to Salzburg. Along the way we stopped at the ruin Ehrenburg castle in Reutte, Austria. Susan and Ken opted not to join us on the 25 minute hike to the top of the hill from the parking lot. I’m not sure, but I think it was not the hike but the Highline 179 Pedestrian Suspension Bridge at the end of the hike that made them not go. The bridge was awesome and we were rewarded with an amazing view at the end of the trek – well worth it.
Salzburg’s historic center (Altstadt) is internationally renowned for its baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city centers north of the Alps. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The City oozes charms and we enjoyed our time there immensely. We went to the Salzburg Cathedral and enjoyed the ornate art and architecture, we loved the Salzburg Castle, we went to visit Mozart’s home (now a fantastic museum), we soaked in the overall charm of the city, and according to Missy we ate the worlds best sausages (street food that even Missy ate twice).
In an effort to get this well overdue post posted we are not adding any photos of Salzburg, not because it is not a beautiful city – it very much is. But because, we just can not get internet strong enough to download anything. We will add to the website when we have an opportunity.
Our time in Europe continued . . . . .