Our last day in Salzburg and one day before our long trek home. So, how do we spend it? We get on a train and head to Innsbruck! The sun was nowhere to be seen again, so we bundled up and walked to Starbucks for some muesli and American style coffee. In my normal life, I never drink caffeine, but love coffee, so always do decaf. However, when traveling internationally, decaf doesn't exist except in the form of Nescafe instant, which is disgusting…s...

Before I get into the trip stuff, I do want to say Happy Thanksgiving and I hope those that are reading this had a wonderful day with family, friends or just a quiet day being thankful for all we have. Whenever life gets crazy, I have to stop and think of all the things that I have and be thankful for my wonderful family, an amazing home, incredible friends, a job that I love and a partner that is truly my best friend. Life is damned good. After the entire week...

We had a slow moving morning, but were happy to see another sunny day. Whether you believe in global warming or not, we have had spectacular weather the entire trip. Warm (in the 60-70's) and sunny, pretty much every day…feels more like an early fall day than almost December. It was time to go in search of breakfast, as we were no longer treated to Albert’s breakfast treats.   The hotel did have a breakfast buffet, but I am not a huge breakfa...

Another so-so night's sleep….not as bad as Monday night, but not great either. Our train was leaving at 840a, which allowed us to meet Paige in Vienna as she was arriving from Vegas and picking it up to go to Salzburg.   As we prepared to leave Budapest, a few reflections….We had heard mixed reviews prior to arriving, some loved it…some not so much.   We are definitely in the "love it" category. - The people were very gracious and ser...

After sleeping for 13 hours (had a little help from a sleeping pill), we were up and ready to start the day. By the time we showered and were ready for the day, it was almost 11am…so it was time for brunch. Right across the street from the hotel was a small cafe called Icezeit, specializing in crepes, coffee and gelato. We decided to give it a try and had some great coffee, along with crepes (Paige and I) and an omelet (Ken).  We had considered taking...