Travel Update

New Year's in Austria was awesome! There are many things I could, and a few I might, say about it, but "awesome" is the only way it could possibly be fully described in a single word.
Ok maybe not... Nice thought though, wouldn't you say? no? :P

We arrived in Salzburg, Austria by train around 6ish, on New Year's Eve, where we were picked up by a friend and driven back to their apartment (where they've kindly let us stay the last few days) We shared a nice dinner, with some champange, wine, beer... then around 11pm we went hiking up to a ridge, near a castle, overlooking the city, where, for the next hour plus, we watched as the entire city lit off fireworks of all sizes, noises and colors. The city's official display had a hard time keeping up with the fireworks being set off by the citizens. All together it was Awesome! I've never seen anything like it.
Then we hiked down into the city, where we had a cup of gluwine (not sure of the spelling. It's a heated, spiced wine. Think of hot spiced cider, but with wine instead :) before heading back home, where we stayed up 'til 4am playing cards.

The next day, after waking around 1pm, we had breakfast for lunch, and pretty much just took it easy. Later in the afternoon we to a walk over to see the house where they filmed The Sound Of Music. That was cool.

Then today! Drew and I went snowboarding on the Alps! it was so cool! It was a beautiful day, freezing cold, but worth every moment... the more I see of Austria, the more I love it!

There's your update. I'm for the bed. G'nite!

Matt