Time to catch up again. Last time I was writing form the train to Prague and what an adventure that proved to be. We had an adventure having to get off the train twice to hop on dodgy buses and do segments by road due to flood damaged railway. We checked into the Hilton. Probably our first A class hotel and went for a meal at COA being Cuisine of Asia. Very fresh but not spicy enough for us. We then asked the waitress where to go for a drink and she said the on...

Now we are on the train to Prague after having started the day in Sazburg and changing trains in Linz. A surprise detour with the need to get off the second train after 12 minutes and catch a bus for around 30 minutes. This was due to track work resulting from the recent floods. Don' t know where we went but it was a nice side trip. So around 4 hours to Prague so time to catch up on the last couple of days in Salzburg. Salzburg followed on like Lucerne as a w...

Last night was wonderful.We dined at Paul Stube , anAustrian restaurant in the heart of the city. Ket enjoyed pork medallions with dumplings and I had the sausage salad,all washed down with some Austrian beer. The beer garden was full and buzzy and the outlook through leafy trees into the fading light of the old street below was a fitting close to a great day. We were near where our walking tour ended so we strolled home through the narrow streets lined with el...

Lucky to arrive in Salzburg after our second train near miss. Anyway if you are supposed to change trains at Zurich the first step is to get off the first train at Zurich...which we did not do. Problem solved by more good luck than good management when we were able to go back one staton and change back. All solved in around 8 anxious minutes and a quick dash up 100 stairs to change platforms with around 30kg in each hand. Thanks to the gym at Tatts.. I did not h...

Yesterday was one of the special days you only have a few times in your life.After a walk in the city and the acquisition of 2 more ties we met my friend Greg Roebuck and his co pilot Jason. Greg had been able to arrange his roster to to fly into Milan and catch the train up to Como. We met them at the station and caught the Furnicular railway to Brunnette where we had the most relaxing and easy paced lunch at the Bella Vista restaraunt which proved true to its ...