Three nights in Salzburg, and the first day that we get to see the Alps is the last morning. As the train ride from Vienna was several hours long, we didn't make it to Salzburg until the sun had gone down. We still walked around the town to check things out, and ended up eating the best Italian food we had had the entire trip. The next morning, we got up around 5am to catch the 6am train back to Vienna to see the Spanish Riding School Training session. But ...

We, Becky and I, arrived in Vienna three days ago, flying up early in the morning from Rome. As we were both completely exhausted, we ended up sleeping for most of the day, and then went out to dinner for, ironically enough, Italian food. Yesterday, we and two of the guys from the trip, Shane and Ryan, wandered around Vienna looking for some pieces of contemporary architecture that wanted to see. I wasn't feeling well after lunch, so spent the rest of the afte...

Today, Becky and I made a day trip down to Graz. The second largest city in the country of Austria, Graz is home to a progressive school of architecture, and thus contemporary buildings and additions are sprinkled throughout the city's centuries old buildings. One of the main buildings we went to see is called the Island in the Mur, designed by Vito Acconci. Built only a couple of years ago when Graz was the Europe culture capital, it is literally an island. ...