Loop around the Alps
In and around Europe
Students, teachers and teaching assistants :-) in Baden-Württemberg had three weeks off from school this winter break, so I tried to take advantage of two of them the best way I know how: a little trip, this time to Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Liechtenstein and Switzerland...
I've only posted a fraction of my photos from the trip on this blog. For more, check out http://picasaweb.google.com/plainamphigory
I may end up posting some commentaries here as well: http://plainamphigory.liamtumas.net/
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler daedalus747
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Orient Express
I only called the location for this entry 'Freiburg', because I wanted the ring-shaped visual on my travel map. Freiburg is where I began and ended my... Continue reading » -
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New Year's in Vienna
I arrived at Wien Westbahnhof at 6:40 am on Tuesday, 30 December 2008. From there I took the U-Bahn (subway) to the Eurolines bus station to meet my f... Continue reading » -
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Ljubljana
The direct train connection from Vienna to Ljubljana ("Emona") is just over six hours long, but much of it is spectacular. While I had my iPod and a b... Continue reading » -
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Rijeka
I had never heard of Rijeka before I planned this trip, but I had heard of Fiume, what the Italians call this small (but metropolitan) and pretty city... Continue reading » -
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Salzburg
I took a night train from Rijeka to Salzburg. Having seen what I came to see in Rijeka, I headed to the train station a little bit early, hoping my tr... Continue reading » -
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Innsbruck
The moment I stepped out of the train station in Innsbruck, I regretted that I wouldn't be spending more time there. I'll admit that nice weather had... Continue reading » -
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Zürich
I got to Zürich in the evening, and from the moment of my arrival to the moment of my departure, I oscillated between various degrees of confusion, an... Continue reading » -
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Vaduz
I'll be honest: the main reason I traveled through Liechtenstein was to be able to say I'd been there, and it happened to be on my route. Liechtenstei... Continue reading » -
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Bern
I got to Bern early in the morning. I thought about getting breakfast on the train from Zürich, but I decided instead to look for a café when I got to... Continue reading » -
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Bern, Basel, Breisgau
The last train ticket I would need on my trip was actually the first one I bought, and I distinctly remember the guy behind the counter telling me tha... Continue reading »
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