Our day started out with us waking in Nor and Karen's front room where we have been sleeping on matresses on the floor. We move the furniture aside and plop down our beds. It's great sleeping. Next, we drove to Innsbrook Austria, just over the border, 1 1/2 hrs. away. and found our way into the large city. We only stayed for a couple of hours. However, some of the highlights were, we went shopping at a grocery store and got some basic supplies, met a couple of nice elders, one from Boise, Idaho and one from St. Gallen. They helped us get oriented and settled our nerves being in a strange land without NorWando and Karen. We then headed for Salzburg. We followed Rick Steve's advice and booked a room at St. Sebastian's.. similar to a hostel... maybe just a step above, very clean quarters. We pd. 1 euro for phone, it didn't work and 5 euros for internet... it didn't work. So we walked the city and explored. We found an old alley that went up a very steep slope. There were mice walking horizontally up the wall. We first thought they were birds. It was eerie but very real. And about 90 degrees Fehrenheit at 9 Pm. We tried to sleep but in the center of town you hear everything and you have to keep the windows open because it's 90 degrees. ugh! such a choice. We still loved it all. The next day, we look forward to taking a tour, The Sound of Music"... roaming Austria and all the important sites in the dramatic non-fiction film that made history. We're sure it will be amazing.
We think the Elder from St.Gallen might be Elder Riesen. We know his family, but we don't know him, personally. That is so AWESOME!!!!! I'm glad they were there to sort of 'point the way' for you! The mice crawling up the wall thing is really crazy! What on earth? Great blog entries! We're enjoying your trip with you while sitting in our nice cool living room with the fan on!
ReplyDeleteYes, you wouldn't believe what we saw tonight in Rothenburg...
ReplyDeleteFirst of all we had a great time in Munich.. although the city is big and noisy at night. We didn't sleep well. We'll do a blog on it tomorrow. So we went for a great 2 hour walking tour with a guide from Great Britian.. Iain. He's also part Scot but mostly a walking encylcopedia with dates and minutia that will make your head spin (and he talks too fast). I had a tough time concentrating today. I learned Laurie, my sister, tripped on her crutches and fell and broke two bones in her arm. Needs surgery. Pins and plates to secure the bones. it's been a sad day, but yet still so interesting. Well after dinner in Rothenburg, we are walking to the small hotel on an old cobblestone alley (walled gothic city), when we see a rat that size of a cat come ambling out to the middle of the road. I'm not usually squeamish but this sent chills up my spine and I could barely walk down the rest of that alley way. Yikes! We'll share more tommorrow. We hope for a good nights sleep. Love you both. Denise and Lyle