Destination: Austria

Vienna/Wien – home of the delicious schnitzel, sacher torte, apple strudel and Mozart kugeln

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [1758]

Well – i was a little lazy in Vienna – thanks to my being put up in the apartment of a family friend and to her fantastic hospitality. It was nice to live a semi-normal life for a while. As a result of the laziness ... Read more >

Gallery: Austria - Home

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By stinale | Photo Gallery

Gallery: seggau stmk.

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By brigitteag | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Melk

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By romsterrom | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Vienna

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By romsterrom | Photo Gallery

Footnote...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [795] | Comments [4]

Holy crap! I nearly forgot my summary! Here it is folks, sorry to keep you waiting. Bottom Five: 5. The cities kinda blending in together - pretty but not much variation. 4. Walking back from Cristalwelten - four hours of pain, thirst and hot!! (yeah, ... Read more >

Wien, Wien, come again....

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [1188]

I’m sitting in a fantastic little place called the Travelshack in Vienna, typing out a post whilst I wait for my toasted vegemite and cheese sandwich. Yep, I’m in Austria and I’m getting vegemite. It rocks. They also offer FREE wireless internet (cannot ... Read more >

Medieval Austria

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [1557]

It feels like it’s been ages since my last post, but in reality it has only been a week. Whether this reflects my impatience at the 30 th of August rolling around or the fact that I feel like I have so much to write, I’m not sure. Meh; column A, column ... Read more >

It's all about the maß...

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [877] | Comments [1]

Munich has been…..an adventure. Not a completely crazy one, but an adventure nonetheless. Our first full day in Munich we wandered around the central area for a short period of time, looking at the buildings and a beautiful gothic church (?) which we ... Read more >

A few days in Innsbruck

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [2068] | Comments [2]

I can’t believe it’s only been three days since I’ve updated. Seems like much longer. We are currently slumped in our room, rubbing our aching feet and wondering why we thought it was a good idea to cover around 35km in two days. Sure, it’s not the ... Read more >

Gallery: waldviertel

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 | By brigitteag | Photo Gallery

St Johann in Tirol, Austrian Alps

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By jarrodkrystal | Views [784]

St Johann was absolutely amazing. It is a very small town in the Tirol region of the Austrian Alps, famous for skiing. We stayed in a 600 year old lodge which is now a small backpackers. We arrived before lunch so had plenty of time that day to walk ... Read more >

Gallery: St Johann in Tirol

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By jarrodkrystal | Photo Gallery

Day 20 Vienna ( 0 kms )

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [483]

There are several ways to see Vienna. Of course you can walk it till your feet fall off or you can buy a day ticket for a fiver and take your chances. Like many capitals and Blakpool there is one of these hop on/off buses here for the real tourist ... Read more >

Day 19 Zwentendorf - Vienna (KM 1935.9)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [611] | Comments [3]

Without a break I paddeled to get to Vienna before lunch and then I get to the Lock and sidearm of Greifenstein. In the quiet sidearm which they almost always convert into a bathing area, are the finest swimming facilities I have seen all trip. I decide ... Read more >