Yesterday we explored Innsbruck--host to two winter Olympics, the last in 1976. Population-wise Innsbruck is about a third of the size of Vienna. It's very pretty. It's surrounded by the Alps, and a beautiful, powdery blue river (the Inn River) runs along the edge of the old town, which is where we are staying. Mozart stayed in our hotel (for 5 days?) with his father when he was 13. The hotel (see photo with this post) is nice and centrally located, but I must admit we were very spoiled by our hotel in Vienna. There's a McDonald's downstairs/next door, but there are plenty of authentic, local eateries as well. Tomorrow we'll have to take a photo of one of the McDonald's more unique offerings--a breakfast item with eggs, tomato, lettuce, maybe wiennerschnitzel and a bun with coffee beans on it. We haven't eaten there, but we look at the menu every morning when we walk by.
During yesterday's day of exploration, we took a gondola/cable car/finuncular up to one of the mountainsides for a gorgeous panoramic view of Innsbruck. We also bought a ton (well, almost) of gummie bears for ourselves and as gifts, too (they're German) and did some other small shopping.
Today, we took a train ride to Muenchen (Munich), Germany. It's a much bigger city than Innsbruck or Vienna. There are some nice buildings, museums and other historic items there, but I have to say that Austrian cities have been much, much cleaner (ridiculously clean, in fact), and the people overall have been nicer. We're not writing off Germany for future vacations, but it did provide a reminder of exactly how spectacular Austria is.
While in Munich, we bought a few items as well including a turtle momento (or two). It's become a tradition to buy at least one turtle object in each country we visit. Have I said that already this week? I'm so physically and mentally tired (in a good way) that I can't think straight.
Tomorrow, we head to Italy (Bolzano). It's only a 2-hour train ride. Until then, auf wiedersehen (goodbye).
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