Showing posts with label austria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label austria. Show all posts

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Schloss Mittersill Retreat

 Like promised, here are some of the photos of the church retreat from last weekend. We stayed at Schloss Mittersill, a beautiful castle in the Austrian Alps. The views were incredible, the activities were a blast, and I met so many amazing people. The second day we took a hike up the mountain to the Krimml Waterfalls, the fifth highest waterfalls in the world. We took a break at a little mountain hut before descending, where I tried Germknoedel, an Austrian specialty, for the first time. It's basically a sweet dumpling filled with plum jam and covered in a mixture of poppy seeds and vanilla sauce. On the drive back to Munich we stopped at Hintersee, a beautiful lake in a valley surrounded by mountains. How peaceful would it be to live here?
















Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Salzburg

 My best friend came to visit me from America and after we'd spent a week exploring Munich, we decided it was time for a change of scenery so we took a train down to Salzburg. We walked around the city, toured Mozart's birth house, and ended the night at a local brewery. One of the things I love most about Germany is that five Euros and a two hour train ride can get you to a completely different country..