Left Budapest today to head for Munich. Stopped at a little place called Ansfelden, just outside Linz in upper Austria. We stopped here for no reason other than it was a halfway point to Munich, although doing a bit of research indicates Linz may have been worthy of a couple of days. Drove into Linz tonight for a bite to eat. Fog is a real pea soup affair. So thick that it is difficult to see where we are going, in fact we had a close call with a couple of deer ...

Left Salzburg today to head across to the other side of Austria, to Friedrichshafen. Decided to stop at Innsbruck for some lunch and a quick look around. The drive into Innsbruck was a bit of a worry. Had to go through some quite high passes (over 1000m), and the weather turned a bit nasty - high winds, rain, and then some snow. Our car doesn't have the appropriate tyres for this type of driving, so we hoped to get to our destination before it became a probl...

After leaving Vienna we headed over to Salzburg for a couple of days. Hopefully we will get to see some snow and alpine country. Halfway to Salzburg we got our first glimpse of the alps. Towering snow capped peaks were the order of the day. They got even bigger the closer we got to Salzburg. We're staying in a small village just outside Salzburg called Anif, at a hotel called Schlosswirt zu Anif. Its a small historical hotel - should be just charming. And it...

Today we say goodbye to Prague and head for Vienna. Its a glorious day for a drive. Clear skies, sunshine, and cold - about 4 degrees in Prague. As we headed out we spotted a few cars with the remnants of snow on their roofs. Strange, because it didn't snow overnight. As we got out of Prague however, all became clear. Snow covered fields. The temp has dropped down to 0 degrees as we climbed higher (650m). Driving got to be a bit riskier as we encountered sl...