June 26
Today was travel day to the Hohe Tauern, Austria's largest National Park, with stops along the way in Hall (a beautiful little town with a well preserved old town) and Innsbruck (site of the winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976).
Today was market day in Hall and it was an eclectic affair with some farmer booths, one booth demonstrating Weber BarBQ's, another letting people try out the two-wheeled Segway (Segue?) and yet another with adorable school kids selling slices of bread with a gooey cheese-like spread.
Innsbruck also has a nice old town which today featured a bouncy brass band and a few street performers. There is a terrific cultural museum, one section of which features superstitions, incantations and endless artifacts of a fear-based life. Near the end of the exhibit a door automatically creaks open and one is deposited in the balcony of a massive church featuring a gigantic tomb for king Maximillian (in which he was never interred).
June 27
Our accommodations in the Hohe Tauern again feature an incredible view of towering mountains from a lush green valley. Boy, are we fortunate!
We decided to hike up the valley we can see from our guest house. A beautiful trail follows the river up the valley and opens out into a broad mountain valley free of trees but with a very welcome rustic restaurant. It felt good to get in long day of hiking. Lois did great -- stiff and
sore but foot, ankle and knee all did fine.
Internet access is not available anywhere near our guest house, so our missives may be intermittent for a few days.
Love and smooches to all
D & L
Monday, June 28, 2010
June 26 - 27, 2010
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