What an beautiful place Innsbruck is. We have sore necks from looking up all the time! The mountains completely surround this small city. We checked out the old town which isn't really very big then headed to the funnicular to go up the mountain. Denis only went as far as the first plateau which is about 2600 feet above sea level before the height got to him. There was no way he way going the rest of the way in a cable car. You could see the colour drain from his face just going to the first plateau! Denis insisted I go the rest of the way, up to 6000 feet in the cable car and I was really glad I did. I've never seen anything like it; simply took my breath away. Almost literally because it was a good deal colder up there and since it was 28 degrees in Innsbruck that day, I wasn't dressed for mountain air. I took a bunch of pictures and came down to the 1st plateau to find Denis enjoying the sun and the great Austrian beer. After a couple of beer the ride back down went much smoother for him. :)
Back safely on the ground, we wandered the Imperial Gardens, checked out the Golden Palace and had a good Schnitzel for lunch and yes, more beer! Austria isn't much different than the other countries we've visited in that beer is still the cheapest thing on the menu.
For a change our train isn't at the crack of dawn...left Innsbruck at 10:00am to go to Baden, Switzerland.
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| View from town |
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| Every time you turn a corner, there are the mountains! |
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| View from 1st Plateau |
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| 1st Plateau, 2600 feet |
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| Just over 6000 feet, can you imagine skiing this!? |
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| I wasn't sure I could relax sitting at these tables...not much of a wall! |
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| See the trails? People hike and bike these both up and down! |
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| Avalanche barriers |
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| Here's where Denis waited for me safe and sound |
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| Funnicular to 1st Plateau |
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