Category Archives: Austria

Mozart balls and Wienerschnitzel!

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Sara

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We woke up to a nice sunny day in Zell an See and since we only had an hour and a half drive to Salzburg we planned a loop out into the Austrian hills.

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This was thru picturesque Austrian villages, past several lakes, and thru the mountains.… Read the rest

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From the Alps to the Pyrenees

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Sara

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We arrived home to Rizlern and to another special dinner prepared by Sabine a Kaese (cheese) Spaetzle! She even put on her dirndl dress for us.

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We took in one of the local chair lifts and an amazing Austrian traditional lunch.… Read the rest

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A Road Trip from the Road trip

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Sara

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The plan for the next 4 days was a loop south into Italy to ride in the Dolomites. We had snow in Riezlern overnight and it was 6 degrees out, but the real problem was going to be what the temperature was on some of the high passes.… Read the rest

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The Black Forest & Riezlern Austria

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Sara

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Finally we are getting some better weather for our trip to ride the Black Forrest. We took a diagonal route on the small roads thru Pfullendorf and Beuron to finally end up in Baierbronn where we had booked a hotel.

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On the way in the distance we saw a huge castle on a hilltop in the distance so we had to check out the 11 th century Hohenzollern Castle.… Read the rest

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