Salzburg Trip

Okay, this is old news really. But, since I promised myself I'd blog on all our adventuring here in Europe....

We went to Salzburg, Austria the day after Christmas with James' mom. It was a great trip. We took a sleigh ride in the Alps (awesome!). One of my favorite moments was either Anna snoring on her grandma in the sleigh or her looking at the next sleigh's horses and saying 'neigh, neigh' repeatedly. Also, James & I also had an Anna-free day where we skied in Flauchau, site of the Winter Olympics in 2014. We have never experienced such LONG ski runs. Our final run of the day was from the top of the mountain to the bottom and it took about 25 minutes. By the way, Anna and grandma had a great time running around the hotel :)

The actual town of Salzburg was quite charming. The Christmas decorations made the old streets look even better and there were several old churches to explore. Even the Salzburg museum was a fun experience. We all agreed the layout of the museum was the most interesting and inviting that we'd seen. Also on the plus side, we were able to find good food for way less than we'd spend in Luxembourg. In Lux, we expect to spend about 30 Euro a person on dinner with leads to a bill of $90 for 2! And that's just for an average meal... nothing special. Needless to say, we don't eat out as much as we used to. But, I digress.

The only bummer about the trip were the long travel days. Thankfully we took the train, so Anna could move around. But, traveling 10 or 11 hours with a 18 month old isn't very fun no matter how you slice it. Thankfully, James' Mom wanted to take the lead in Anna's care... and we didn't want to stop her!

And tonight we take our 4 hour drive to Stuttgart. Thanks to your prayers and my increased practice time, I now have faith that we can make it there in one piece. We're planning on going to the Mercedes Benz museum, and zoo in addition to James' football match. I hope to be more timely in my trip review for Stuttgart :)