June 9, 2010 We take highway B158 from Salzburg to Hallstatt, on our way to Hallstatt from Innsbruck. Along this highway is the beautiful Wolfgangsee, which stretches out 10.5 km from the northwest to the southwest. The market town that borders it’s shore as well…
June 8, 2010 Originally created by Andre Heller as a gift to employees, collectors, customers and partners in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Swarovski in 1995, Swarovski Crystal Worlds is a tourist attraction visited by thousands of people from all over…
June 7, 2010 It’s time for us to get our Tirolean mountain high. Join us on the journey on the Nordkettenbahn up to the top of the Hafelekar mountain towering above Innsbruck. From the center of Innsbruck, three lifts collectively called the Nordkettenbahn whisk us…
June 7, 2010 Just southeast of Innsbruck town is Ambras Castle. This Renaissance palace was originally a medieval castle and it was renovated by Archduke Ferdinand the 2nd for his wife in the mid-1500s. Its extensive grounds are replete with beautifully manicured gardens. There’s even…
June 7, 2010 The Bergisel is Innsbruck’s Olympic ski jump that was used when this city hosted the Winter games in 1964 and again in 1976. The original one that was used in the Olympics was demolished in 2000 to make room for this new…
June 6, 2010 Innsbruck was the Habsburgs’ capital of the Tirol, and its medieval center – now a glitzy tourist filled pedestrian zone – still gives you the feel of a medieval capital. We start our walking tour of historic downtown Innsbruck on Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse, a…
June 5, 2010 Join us on a spectacular ride to the top of the Untersberg mountain with magnificant views of the Rositten Valley and the surrounding mountains. The Untersberg cable-car operates on a two-cable system. The difference in altitude from the base station to the…
June 4, 2010 Salzburg’s Zoo is home to around 800 animals. Situated at the foot of the Hellbrunner Mountain, it’s the only zoo in Salzburg. It started in 1424 as a private park of the archbishop of Salzburg. The zoo has steep rocky cliffs on…
June 4, 2010 We are waiting for the departure of the Salzach cruise boat which will take us on a journey down the Salzach River which separates Salzburg into an old town and a new town. The boat departs from just below the old Makartsteg…
June 4, 2010 Salzburg is forever smiling to the tunes of Mozart. Mozartplatz honors this great composer with a statue right here in the greatest Baroque city north of the Alps. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart spent much of his first 25 years in Salzburg. The Mozart…
Tamshui and DanshuiJune 22, 2011 We start our exploration of…
Miniatures MuseumJune 21, 2011 The Miniatures Museum of Taiwan…
Taipei 101June 20, 2011 Taipei 101 rises to a…
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