Category: travel
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More Vienna Sites
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 (4 miles) Today I’m flying back to the United States on a direct flight of eleven hours and twenty minutes from Austria to Los Angeles. I’ll get back to Washington mid July after a visit with Darling Daughter’s family, and I can hardly wait to be back with The Grands!! If…
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Vienna!!!!!
Sunday, June 28, 2026 (6.6 miles) And Monday, June 29, 2026 (3.9 miles) Walking around Vienna feels like passing back in time while concurrently being invited into its existing liberal, modern and even an “I don’t care what you think about me” vibe. Culture abounds with it’s royal underpinnings and a Who’s Who list of…
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Wachau Valley, Danube River and Vienna’s Old Town
Saturday, June 27, 2026 (5.8 miles) The first thought that popped into my mind in starting this blog was to say I had a “pretty chill day”! Why did that come into my mind?! When we left the hotel at 8:30 this morning it was already 80°! We then had a two hour tour of…
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Lessons of History
Friday, June 26, 2026 (6 miles) We set out to the Danube River Valley this morning after our delicious breakfast. Then it was time for our hearts to stop – and be moved: We had a scheduled appointment at Mauthausen concentration camp memorial, which was one of the camps employed by the Nazis during the…
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All Day Soaking Up Salzburg
Thursday, June 25, 2026 (7 miles) From Rick Steves, “Salzburgers are forever smiling to the tunes of Mozart and the Sound of Music. It’s a city with class. Vagabonds visiting here wish they had nicer clothes.” We assembled for our guided walking tour after breakfast and learned that Austria has long had a reputation of…
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Neuschwanstein and Salzburg
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (4.5 miles) After about a hour of highway driving we traveled again through pleasant farming country, listening to some Wagner symphonic music. Ludwig II of Bavaria adored Richard Wagner and financially supported him when he was king. We also cruised through the quaint town of Füssen with its charming houses and…
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All Day To Explore Munich
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (10 miles) Munich (“München” in German), is considered by many to be Germany’s most livable city and is saturated in history, abundant art, beautiful parks and plenty of entertainment – often involving beer. Our hotel even has a beer vending machine! We are still in the region of sweet white wines…
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Scenic Drive Into Bavaria
Monday, June 22, 2026 (5.8 miles) It was a tug on my spirit to leave magical Mürren and the Berner Oberland – so happy I fit in an hour sunrise walk before breakfast and our 7 HOUR BUS RIDE!!! At least it was filled with more gorgeous scenery of fertile farmland, rolling green hills, some…
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More of the Berner Oberland
Sunday, June 21, 2026 (7 miles) After breakfast we took a cable car to Lauterbrunnen where we met our bus and beat the crowds to the THUNDERING Trümmelbach Falls, a unique set of ten waterfalls encased behind the valley walls. The funicular we took to reach the entrance was also within cave walls and is…
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The Schilthorn and Hiking in the Swiss Alps
Saturday, June 20. 2026 (3.8 miles) We set out early this morning once we enjoyed a brief breakfast, under Clear Skies – after last night’s early evening rain, lightening and thunder storms!! Our vistas were Gorgeous beyond words – utterly Incredible!! I feel so blessed to be in Switzerland, inserting my small self into this…