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Austria Continued...Great Times in Salzburg and Innsbruck

By David Press on 11/24/2010 7:57 PM


Having finished our stay in Vienna we couldn't see how anything could possibly top what where we had just had the pleasure of staying, and to be honest we still haven't topped it, but the rest of Austria has proven to be just as good. We took a short train ride to north west to Salzburg only to find out that we were visiting the picturesque region in which the Sound of Music was filmed. Now if I sound slightly dismayed by the fact, it might have something to do with the fact our hostel played it every morning and Jess didn't stop talking about it. It did however mean we were guaranteed some pretty amazing scenery.



Our stay was only short so we got to it pretty quickly with a stroll around the tight walking lanes in the main part of the city. The city is surrounded by hills and has a crystal clear, albeit extremely...
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Almost Ready to Go!!!

By David Press on 10/2/2010 10:04 PM
Well I'm almost there.  I'm definately still lagging behind Jess who was packed a few days ago, but today I went on somewhat of a shopping spree and bought up on the last few things I needed. Top of the list was the new camera I figured I absolutely must have.  I squeezed in a cheeky Nikon L110 (thanks to the folks for the present).  It's a pretty handy little number which sits somewhere between a Digital SLR and your typical compact, which suits me perfectly as I wanted something with a bit more quality than the compact, but less technical than the DSLR. The above purchase was made late in the day, early on Jess and I had some fun at Mainpeak and Mountain Designs with a couple of vouchers our respective employers and fellow employees gave us as gifts.  My new boots are epic and will no doubt save my feet and keep me warmish in the snow later this year...the rest were little odds...
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