Good day all! Today we were left to our own devices until noon, so most of us decided to head to Hohensalzburg, also known as the Fortress. The Fortress is located above the city and was used during the world war. It's an amazing building, which actually isn't even completed.....but I digress. On our way to the Fortress, we were able to spend a little more time at Mirabelle Gardens where we saw the steps where Rolph sang to Lisle and also the fountain...

Hi all, and welcome to the beautiful city of Salzburg! This morning we departed the hotel with our new driver Marco, who will now remain with us for the remainder of this leg of the trip (through Frankfurt). We had a beautiful drive through the Austrian countryside on the autobahn to Salzburg. The drive is approximately 3 1/2 hours and it was a beautiful day, so we were able to just sit back and enjoy the beautiful landscape as it went by. Once we arrived int...

Oh my goodness, what a day!!! Today we did a Vienna city tour and it was AMAZING!!! We started the day with a scrumptious breakfast at the hotel and boarded our bus for a tour with Annalize, our tour guide for the day. She was absolutely fabulous!One of our first stops was to see the practice for the Lippizaner Stallions at the Spanish Riding School. Those horses are so well trained, it's absolutely amazing! We spent a couple hours watching the horses as...

After a loooooooong flight on American and Austrian Airlines, via Chicago and Brussels, we have landed in Vienna. Today, we were on our own once we arrived at our beautiful hotel. We decided that we were going to take a nap and then do a little exploring. After a much needed siesta and shower, some of us took a walk around the neighborhood and did a little exploring. We ended up having dinner with our tour guide, Robert, at a little cafe across the way from o...