I like to do at least one post with just some general reflections on Austria as I find it an interesting place--certainly a great contrast with where I live in climate, geography and history. Last weekend when some German friends were visiting we did a characteristically Austrian thing: we took a cable car up to the top of an alp. Just four miles south of Salzburg lies the Untersberg, a 2,000 meter peak. The cable car, the Untersbergbahn, is actually on the city bus lines. Here are some photos from our excursion.
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| Everyone has a BMW or Audi or... |
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| The cable car supposedly holds 50 persons |
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| Yep, that's where we're going |
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| Here is a better perspective looking from Salzburg. Click to enlarge |
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| On the way up. |
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| That's the small Salzburg airport. |
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| Feeling on top of the world. |
This was the second time I've been up this alp--the first was when I was a student here many years ago. The cable car goes right up to the very top and there are even two restaurants there. Great day trip.
2 comments:
That cable car ride seems a total THRILL!!!
Oh, you bet! With only occasional moments of panic.
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