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. In the morning, after breakfast of cereal and cold cuts, we drove to Stubnerkogel Mountain in Bad Gastein to walk on the suspension bridge and hike around the top.. . . . After getting on the gondola, we exited at the top and walked to some amazing overlooks into the valley below.. . . . At first, we could not find the suspension bridge…
Read More: Hiking in Bad Gastein, Dorfgastein, and Werfen
After our usual delicious breakfast at our Tobhartbauer Family rental, we decided to rent bikes from the local EggerSki/Bike rental. The rental manager at Egger was amiable and helpful, giving us many valuable directions and advice for our upcoming ride. . . . . . . Inna and Alex selected E-bikes (with electric power assist), while I rented a standard mountain bike. We decided to…
Read More: Biking from Dorfgastein to Bad Gastein
After a long day in Salzburg, we drove to Bad Hofgastein to enjoy a relaxing day at the Alpentherme Gastein spa. Alex was tired and decided not to join us (too bad for him, as he missed the excellent slides). . . . . . The spa was a beautiful retreat with an alpine/mountain overlook and fantastic thermal pools and saunas.. . We really enjoyed…
Read More: Relaxing at Alpentherme
After touring Schloss Hellbrunn, we drove to nearby Salzburg and parked close to downtown. Since we were famished, we decided to look for a nearby restaurant while strolling through the main street in downtown Salzburg - Residentzplatz.. . . . After reviewing the Yelp reviews, we settled on the well-rated Zwettler's restaurant. Inna ordered the "Chicken Wiener Schnitzel," while I selected the Austrian specialty of…
Read More: Strolling through Salzburg
In the morning, we woke up to a delicious breakfast at our Tobhartbauer residence. We enjoyed the freshly baked rolls, hot tea, fresh cheeses, and cold cuts.. . . . . After breakfast, we drove to Salzburg, stopping by Schloss Hellbrunn (just south of Salzburg). The drive was not very long - about an hour on the finely paved Austrian roads. . . . .…
Read More: Getting wet at Schloss Hellbrunn
From Bad Ischl, we resumed our automobile road trip in our newly rented Nissan Qashqai (aka Koshka), driving another hour to the village of Hallstatt. After some waiting, we parked at Hallstatt's Parking Lot 2 (near the funicular base).. . . . Hallstatt was famous for its salt production, dating back to the early Iron Age in Europe around 800 B.C. Because the Salt Mines…
Read More: Touring Hallstatt
On the way to Hallstatt from Vienna, we stopped for lunch at the beautiful village of Bad Ischl. The drive from Vienna was relatively uneventful except for traffic approaching Bad Ischl and Hallstatt. On the way here, we saw many beautiful Austrian lakes and houses decorated with flowers.. . . . Bad Ischl is a small, beautiful village with a highly rated Kaffee Zauner (used…
Read More: Lunch at Bad Ischl
Sunday, July 2, 2017 . . . On July 2, 2017, I flew from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) aboard a Virgin Atlantic VS20 Airbus jet. Although the flight was delayed by 30 minutes (from 5:30pm to 6:00pm), I still arrived in London at 11:50 am BST (on schedule). I got a little sleep on the plane and started listening…
Read More: Sightseeing Vienna
It's been a long time since I windsurfed at Sherman Island in Rio Vista, so I was excited to rediscover my old windsurfing spot (when I lived in Sacramento).. . . . The iwindsurf.com predicted 20+ knot winds on Saturday and Sunday, so I tried it out. Lately, I have been chiefly sailing at Coyote Point - since it's the closest location to my work…
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Today, we saw a TheatreWorks production of Hershey Felder's Beethoven. . . . The production primarily focuses on reminiscences of a Beethoven acquaintance while playing pieces of some of his most famous compositions, such as Moonlight Sonata, Pathetique, parts from Choral Symphony No. 9, and, of course, Fur Elise. . . . . . We enjoyed the concert, and Hershey Felder beautifully played Beethoven's famous…
Read More: Review: “Beethoven” at TheatreWorks (Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts)