_Elizabeth- On Monday a friend of Andrea's Mom gave us a tour of central Graz. She knew a lot about the history of all the buildings, and we saw part of the old city wall and one of the original 14 gates of the city, most of which are now gone. On Tuesday we went to see the Lipizzaner horses at the stable where they are bred. The horses are all black when they're born and then turn white as they mature. There were a lot of ponies with their mother ...

We`re at Andrea`s house near Graz, Austria. It has a nice mountainview. We arrived in Graz by train on Sunday and went to the old fort and clock tower at the center of town on a hill, we took a ground cable car up to the top, and had a great view of the city. Andrea's mom made a lot of food for dinner and it was all very good. we had pancake soup, meatleaf, and mashed potatoes. Today we`re planning to go see some Lipizaner horses that are specially bred and a...