 We made it to the Vienna Airport! |
 Its all about food! |
 The alps from the little plane |
 More alps |
 More alps! |
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 Ahhhhhhhh they're getting closer! |
 Nice tree and umbrella placement |
 I'm in Austria! |
 Yummy! |
 Nice view! |
 Kathy in Innsbruck |
 Nice clock tower |
 Making a music video |
 I don't think we'll be seeing this one on MTV |
 Alley |
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 The Alps really are something |
 An old building |
 The Golden Roof; the flowers are very pretty! |
 Going up in the tower |
 View from the tower |
 More view from the tower |
 Kathy can't believe I'm out on this ledge! |
 Wow what a view! |
 Looking down the valley |
 Beautiful view! |
 More nice view |
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 Playing chess in the park |
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 Playing chess in the park next to the pavilion |
 The Alps are always there..... |
 Sitting in the sun in the park! |
 Neat gate! |
 Um, smoking! |
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 The university buildings |
 Oh just some palace... |
 Bronze Figures with big hands and feet... |
 More larger than life bronzes |
 Very, very old..... |
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 More bronze figures |
 Beautiful woodwork! |
 And to every church, an organ...... |
 View again |
 Pumpkin Cream Soup! |
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 We're going hiking in the Alps! |
 Hiking! |
 Protected from avalances |
 Kathy hiking in the Alps! |
 Very very straight trees |
 Stunning views all along the hike |
 View from the hike; the clouds are rolling in |
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 Down into the Inn Valley |
 The sign tells you how long it will take you to walk to it. |
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 Gerhardt dragged us over a hill just to see this view....hmmm |
 Gerhardt, Kathy, and another hiker |
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 Gerhardt pulling Kathy up the path! |
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 The olympic village is on the left side of the river |
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 These are intended to catch and redirect any avalances |
 This room was lost in an avalance last winter |
 This is a brand new loo; it was swept away in the avalance |
 Wasser no gas bitte |
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 All Americans on the hike! |
 These were the only Austrians at this restaurant, so we took photos |
 Fortunately, we all wanted a 'short' 3 hour hike! |
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 Cable car coming down the mountain! |
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 Getting a Bronze for our hike! |
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 Get back on the bus! |
 Walking around Innsbruck |
 Walking around Innsbruck |
 Walking around Innsbruck |
 Bratwurst, sauerkraut, and potatoes! YUM! |
 Inn River |
 Another beautiful church! |
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 Do it yourself wine and spirits shop! |
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 The Inn River - it really flows fast all the time! |
 Computer Repair |
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 Apartment Blocks |
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 Beautiful cemetery! |
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 Chapel at the cemetery |
 Looking out from the chapel |
 Getting plants ready for cemetery |
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 At the botanic gardens! |
 Toiletten at the Botanic Gardens |
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 Inn River -- light aqua blue/green! |
 Walking around Innsbruck |
 Streetcar wires |
 This way to the hotel! |
 Do it yourself Schnapps shop! |
 Cafe Sacher -- tea! Someone please 'splain these little glasses of water! |
 Rinesuppe with pancakes! |
 Sachertorte -- chocolate! |
 McDonalds!!!!! I'm saved!! |
 What? Not open 24 hours?? |
 'Dumpling' roasted with a scrambled egg! |
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 Princess for a day! |
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 This stairway has no direct support -- impressive! |
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 Gardens at Schloss Ambros |
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 No matter what the light, the mountains always dominate |
 McDonalds! |
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 Euros! |
 Neat car |
 Sweet Dim Sum at a Thai place |
 Beautiful flower shops were everywhere! |
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 Tiny arrangements in gourds |
 Very unusual combinations of evergreens and fresh things |
 In the Wilton Basilica |
 Nice winged skulls |
 Not bad for taking this thru the grate at the entrance |
 Very inspiring |
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 Some are very modern and cubist |
 Streetcar wires attached to the basilica |
 The Wilton Abbey across the street from the basilica |
 Guarding the door to the Abbey |
 Individual pews just inside the door to the Abbey |
 Very dark, with a black altar; very unusual |
 Black! in the Abbey -- very striking black faux or real marble |
 The altars face the back of the church rather than into the center |
 Trains; very, very convenient! |
 The signs tell you exactly when the next bus will arrive |
 Andreas Hofer outside the jaegermuseum |
 Really modern ski jump! This is a new one replacing the one from the olympics |
 Beautiful lodge at the foot of the ski jump |
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 Two past and one future olympics here! |
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 Wilton basilica on the left and Wilton abbey on right |
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 Lots of history about the battles in the Alps |
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 Schloss Ambras; oddities upstairs, restaurant downstairs |
 Schloss Ambras |
 Poor placement of all glass handrail; note the bird stickers to help avoid collisions |
 the best sausages and wursts you've ever seen! |
 Mmmmmmm you can just smell them! |
 Case after case after case of wonderful things |