Traveling to Budapest
I am sitting on the train to Budapest. Kendra is across from me, sleeping peacefully – a nice change from the exhausted, stressed student she has been for the past few days. Yesterday she...
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The Heat Wave Continues
The heat here truly is becoming unbearable. Kendra is entrenched in studying for finals, so I spent time by myself today, wandering the streets of Salzburg. My first stop was the Franciscan Church, which...
Dancing in the Streets
After lunch today we walked over to the Salzburg Museum of Modern Art. Though we only had an hour and a half, it was more than enough time to wander through the small building....
Getting Ready for the Next Leg…
Yesterday was very relaxing, and ended with a fun trip back to the Augustiner Beer Garden. My major accomplishment for today was finalizing our plans for the ten days we have after Kendra is...
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...
Gardens, Dwarves, Beer and Music
Today our big adventure to Mirabellgarten (the Mirabell Gardens) turned out to be much more exciting than we expected. As we roamed through the flowers, fountains, and statues, we came upon a music group...
A Day of Learning
Today started out slowly, but quickly picked up the pace. I met Kendra for lunch at the University café, where we ended up eating with one of her professors. She is a lovely woman,...
A Quiet Day
Today it was nice to be back at the dorm. We took the day to sleep and recover from our trip to Innsbruck. I read for most of the day to prepare for the...