After just over half a day bus journey between Munich and Hopfgarten, we arrived in time for dinner. Hopfgarten is a very popular skiing village during the winter months, but much quieter at other times of the year. We were staying right opposite the wood mill, about 15 minutes walk from the centre of town. Ali, our tour leader decided that we would have a themed party that night of postbox, whereby everyone had to wear a number and we'd write messages to each...

The Charm of Magical Vienna The change from the warm Mediterranean temperature and scenery to the cold and mountainous region of Austria was just phenomenal. I fell asleep on the bus as we were leaving Venice and when I woke, we were in Austria and I was surrounded by huge mountains, it was grey and raining. A dramatic change that signalled the weather for the remainder of the journey. We arrived in Vienna late afternoon and were taken to a very old...