Day trip to Innsbruck–gem in the Tyrolean Alps
I preplanned a trip to Innsbruck, an Olympic-class city about two hours away from Zell am See. I got up bright and early for the morning train, and here it is arriving in the station.
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Paragliding over Kaprun valley and visiting the high mountain reservoir and dam: Eurotrip Day 04
After watching the paragliders take off from Schmittenhöhe summit the day before, I was determined to do it myself. I made an appointment for around noontime, but had an hour or so to walk along Lake Zell before being picked up at the hotel.
This first picture may be my favorite of the day: a half sunken rowboat.
Austria’s mountain resort region of Zell am See: Eurotrip Day 03
Featured in the last episode of Band of Brothers where they play baseball in a field after taking the Eagle’s Nest, the time I spent in Zel am See and the surrounding area garnered some of the most memorable and rewarding sights of my trip.
I started at Salzburg Hbf to catch an early morning train.
Eurotrip Day 02: Still in Salzburg
Today I planned on taking an epic adventure to Hallstatt, a picturesque UNESCO site on the shore of a lake. Unfortunately, a litany of failures prevented this trip and essentially ruined my whole day.
I arrived at Salzburg Hbf to catch the 11:10 train, and here’s a pic from the main station hall.
Eurotrip Day 01: Adventures in Salzburg
This post begins a series chronicling my 38 day vacation through Europe, and I’ll try my best to condense the dozen thousand pictures I shot into one post per day. I began my journey in Austria, where I checked into the Amedia Hotel around midnight.
Eurovacation Day 0: Salzburg, Austria
My first impression of Austrian people upon entering the country: 0 fucks given.
Here’s my taxi driver from the airport watching the Spain v Portugul soccer match while we’re driving.
