Hey everyone, well this entry should have been written a couple weeks ago now but it has been pretty busy as usual and we are currently in Gaming this weekend because Paris fell through. So we have time on our hands to catch up on blogging and pics. It's been a nice weekend of relaxation for a change so we won't complain even though I had my heart set on Paris. We also tried to book another day trip this weekend to Salzburg to see Sleeping Beauty's castle which is also supposedly spectacular, but it wasn't worth the travel for the time we would be able to spend there. Can't do everything I suppose...We will definitely do Paris another weekend though, God-willing.
So. Once upon a time, a couple weekends ago, Alden, Caleb, and I headed up to Salzburg, leaving about 4:30 am, yuck. We trained to Berchesgaden I think it was called to check out the Eagle's Nest, Hitler's private vacation ranch. However, the farther we headed north, the more snow came down. I had a sinking feeling that traveling up a steep mountain on a bus, in a snowstorm, wouldn't fly. We got there and were told this was true and we learned that only a couple days ago it had closed, and it was absolutely beautiful. It was a real bummer. However, the snow was absolutely gorgeous and so the train ride was pretty fun. I cranked up the Christmas music on my ipod and was a happy pilgrim. :) If you're curious as to what the Eagle's Nest WOULD have looked like, you can look it up online. It's pretty remarkable and supposedly one of the most beautiful locations in the world. Anyways... we headed back to Salzburg, did a tiny bit of shopping, and went to the Augustiner for lunch which Caleb had actually never been to anyways. Afterwards our score of bad luck continued as we missed our train back to Gaming. We ended up taking a train to St. Polten where we thought we could take a taxi for around 50 euro. This was mistaken for the drivers wanted 140 euro!!! ahh! We prepared ourselves for the fact that we needed to find a hostel or spend the night in the train station. We called Katie, one of our RD's, and our luck turned around. She was 10 minutes away!!! Her and a couple friends were driving back from Vienna from the Kalpagian baby's baptism. And so they picked us up and we made it safely home that night. The end.
-catherine*
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