Day 10 – Hiking Mt. Patscherkofel in the Austrian Alps
I started off the day by waking up to my sister’s very loud alarm at around 7:00 am. Then, I got ready for the big hike up Mt. Patscherkofel (my moms did this hike...
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Day 9 – Salzburg to Innsbruck
We had an early morning departure from the Salzburg train station. It was a bit chaotic as we got ready to board the train, but we managed to get ourselves settled among the folks...
Day 8 – Hellbrunn Palace, Mirabell Gardens, and Augustiner Brau!
Today we woke up to the sun shining! After a quick breakfast of chocolate croissants and cappuccinos, we headed to the bus stop near our hotel and hoped aboard a local bus to Hellbrunn...
Day 7 – Rain, Umbrellas, and a Bit of Mozart: A Family Day in Salzburg
Today marks one week since we began our European adventure—and somehow, it already feels like it’s flying by. Salzburg greeted us this morning with cold drizzle and a steady, soaking rain that lasted nearly...
Day 6 – Salzburg, Austria
I woke up to the church bells of Salzburg. The first we thing we did today was eat breakfast at the hotel. My family went down without me while I finished getting ready. I...
Day 5 – Vienna to Salzburg
I slept in and got up at 9am to find that my Mamafer, and Addie, and Evan all left me for breakfast. The betrayal. Mom took me downstairs to meet them, and I ate...
Day 4 – Another Day of Adventure in Vienna
This morning we got up super early to make our way to Schönbrunn Palace for our 8:30 entrance time. We. Were. Dragging. But we made it in time to get breakfast at the cafe...
Obertraun and Wolfgangsee
Today was a day of extremes; from walking through 30-degree ice caves, to swimming in an enormous lake, I feel like we did it all! Our day started with a short drive from the...
Road Trip to Hallstatt
I woke up this morning and made the trek to the Salzburg airport to pick up our rental car. Though I was expecting a tiny car with no air conditioning, I was pleasantly surprised...
Fresh Food!
Kendra woke me up at 6:45am this morning. As tough as it was to drag myself out of bed, it was totally worth the effort. We walked a few short blocks to an amazing...