Salzburg

Salzburg, Austria (2016) was a short 4-day trip for us.

It was the kids first week back at school and with the Diva

now in middle school, we let her go half the day before we 

pulled her out.

 We always try to make one long stop

on our road trips. We all get to walk around

and Sweet Boy gets to play.

With the road construction, Europe traffic, and 

a detour down a closed road, we made it to

our hotel just in time to grab dinner and go to bed.

 We got up early the next morning 

and headed back in Germany.

 We started our day at the salt mines at Berchtesgaden.

It was really cool, but we couldn't take pictures.

 Then we headed back to Austria,

to explore Salzburg on foot.

 We had a lot of fun checking out 

the stores and looking around.

 We decided to check out Fortress Hohensalzburg,

but unlike most people, we opted not

to take the tram, but to walk

to the top!

 Half way to the top! It was a hike!

 The view was amazing! 

Can you see the little gold ball?

It looks so small now, but it was huge!

 It was one of the largest medieval castles in Europe and was

situated at an altitude of 506m.

We made our way back down and called it

a night. 

We had a jam-packed day exploring the area.

Our Last Day

We started our last day in Bern

we went on a bear hunt.

Bern has a bear park

and Mr. Man loved it!

 Our hotel from across the bridge

 We walked around for a little while, did a little shopping and

let Sweet Boy play before we headed to the car for home.

Switzerland was beautiful and 

the people are so sweet.

It has been the cleanest place that we have 

visited and I felt very safe.

I would travel to Switzerland alone

or just with the kids.

If you plan to visit don't forget your wallet,

because you are going to pay for the views!

We never ate for under $130 for four people and

they were not fancy places.

We would like to make another trip

to Switzerland and explore the mountains,

but I am going to have to let the 

bank account recover.

Bern Day Two

On our only full day in Bern

we headed out to explore the city.

Unfortunately, most of the 

stores were not open

because it was a Sunday, but we

did go on another bear hunt.

The city itself it very beautiful, with lots

of bridges to cross and amazing views.

Our days were filled with lots of walking,
but everyone had a blast.

We stopped and watched the astronomical clock.

The city has a ton of electric buses

and trams and the kids had

to wave at everyone that passed by.

About 95% of the drivers waved back, but 

on every bus/tram someone waved back.

The kids had a blast doing it.

It really is the small things in life.

 I think you can tell what he was thinking when we

sit down to eat Mexican for lunch!

 Group photos are really hard to get.

Someone is always not looking at the camera.

 Amazing views!

The river was a cool greenish

blue color and had a ton of 

folks swiming in it, it was

a little to cold for me!

It was ice cold!!!

 Another bridge and another amazing view.

 We found bears!!!

It was a great day.

We had lot of fun exploring even if we didn't

get to shop that much.