What an amazing day we has today!! Even though it was raining and we had to wear jeans and rain jackets! We went on a bus to Untersberg where we got a cable car up to the top of the mountain. Looked very daunting at first as it was so high up and doesn't seem so safe with just a cable wire- but so glad we did it!! The views from the top were just breathtaking. At first it was a bit foggy but after we had grabbed a bite to eat for lunch in the log cabin up there n...

Had an energetic day today- filled up with breakfast and hired a bike to see the sights of Salzburg. The two guys we met yesterday were also hiring bikes so we set off together. We visited Mirabell Gardens and were desperate to re- enact scenes from the Sound of Music but managed to restrain ourselves. Went over the river and went to the main town square where we went into Salzburg Museum (waste of €4 and valuable time in the sunshine)! Went to find some lunch ...

Arrived in Salzburg in awful weather so out came the raincoats (thanks Kate). Checked in found our room- spacious and clean so we were happy. Went to find somewhere to eat- ridiculously hard! We are starting to get annoyed at how much effort it takes to look for dinner! Loads of shops were closed sat afternoon and also closed on Sundays so didn't quite know what to expect. Finally found a little pizza restaurant just in time. When we came back to the hostel we de...

Full day in Vienna today and our plans to go shopping were scuppered due to everywhere being closed on a Sunday! Ridiculous how much is actually closed!! Instead we decided to do some sightseeing. We went to find the huge London eye type Ferris wheel the other side of the main city area and it was such a disappointment. Very run down area with a mini fairground. We then decided to go back and find Hofburg palace,much better! Lovely ice creams were bought on the w...

Arrived in Austria safe and sound after a very busy train journey having to sit on the floor for most of it. Had a very chatty Chinese man sat next to is at the start telling us his whole life story which was funny (and bit annoying as we were so tired from an early get up)! We were very impressed with ourselves managing to find our way to the hotel using the metro and the tram, we looked like locals! When we arrived at hotel we the set off to the Naschmarket, ...