After having a wonderful dinner and spa evening, some of us had a restful night. That, however, was not Ken. He didn't sleep most of the night, but did get caught up on reading the NY Times. Paige and I enjoyed our night and woke up ready for the day. Ken, not so much.   We had a nice breakfast in the hotel and headed to the bus stop to go to Bad Gastein, a few miles away and where the main ski lift went up the mountain. After a bit of a wait for th...

Well, neither Ken, nor I slept well and that did not bode well for our day. We did breakfast at the Balzar Cafe (again recommended by Rick Steves) which is supposed to be similar to a Vienna coffee house. It was on the river, and did have good coffee, and according to Paige…really good eggs, cheese, tomatoes and ham. I had typical european breakfast of bread, cheese and ham, while Ken enjoyed muesli and yogurt.  Once we enjoyed our coffee and food, it ...