I saw that one online and thought, "This is where Sarah stayed!" Hee.
Yep! *snerk* It's really not that bad - they've put bathrooms into all the rooms so it's not like you're being all communal. It's just... small and sparse. :)
one that seems to cater to English speakers...since this will be both Ellen's and my first trip out of the US/UK, we're thinking that might not be a bad thing)
The bit about everyone speaking English? Soooo true there.
We're going in the middle of the week, so hopefully we won't run into that problem.
Oooh, cool. I'm all jealous.
Of course, this means I'll be in Salzburg only on a Sunday, which could be bad. Hmmm. Must investigate...
Oooh, Salzburg! Been there, done that, one of the other places I definitely want to go back to. I can do suggestions/pictures for that, too. And I might have a few requests. *g* Seriously, I'm VERY curious to see how their old-downtown-area survived the massive flooding right after we were there.
Mt. Pilatus. Got it. It looked cool on the website.
Yep, but only in good weather. Otherwise it's a lot of time and you don't get to see anything but fog.
I don't have much of a plan besides wandering around and going to what looks cool; there are a few buildings I want to see, like the water tower
Right off the bridge, discussed in the tour. :)
and this 15th-century church that's all silvery white towers and things,
Trying to remember which one that is - I've got a map scanned with all this stuff on it.
and the dying lion monument,
OMG, I'd forgotten that until I was going through my pictures. That was absolutely amazing.
but mostly I just want to gaze at the picturesqueness of it all and go up in the mountains. The bridge tour sounds neat.
It is - they give you lots of info about the history and such. Also make sure to go on a tour just through the streets - I'll post some of the pics of the frescoes that are freaking gorgeous.
Oh, yes. I must try Swiss chocolate. Mmm.
Request - you HAVE to get some Kinder Eggs. I'll post the German name later when I find it - chocolate eggs with a toy inside that you have to assemble. The US won't sell them because of the tiny parts (damn sue-happy society), but they are SO much fun. We put a few together at the end of ScaperCon that year, and it was hilarious.
I'm subbing tomorrow, so I'll take my pictures to work and try to get them all scanned, and dig up my info/journal to give you more details.
Ooooh, yay!
I got all of the Lucerne/Luzern proper pics scanned, and the info sheet. I'll add the Pilatus and Salzburg ones as I go.
Remind me to also check where Melk is in relation to this. I have the feeling you'd appreciate that one as much as I did.... ;)
Well, if you feel like dropping everything and making a transatlantic flight, we're going March 22nd and leaving on the 26th... ;)
*swears* My spring break is the week BEFORE that. I am so very pissed right now...
I wanna go around and take pictures of the city lit up at night, assuming it gets lit up. That's always fun. *desperately wants a tripod*
Mmmm, maybe. Not a whole lot that I remember, but there were good views from up by the fortress walls.
This is fun - it's been a while since I've gone through my stuff and it's making me all reminisce-y. And determined to get my passport renewed asap...
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Date: 2005-02-12 01:07 am (UTC)Yep! *snerk* It's really not that bad - they've put bathrooms into all the rooms so it's not like you're being all communal. It's just... small and sparse. :)
one that seems to cater to English speakers...since this will be both Ellen's and my first trip out of the US/UK, we're thinking that might not be a bad thing)
The bit about everyone speaking English? Soooo true there.
We're going in the middle of the week, so hopefully we won't run into that problem.
Oooh, cool. I'm all jealous.
Of course, this means I'll be in Salzburg only on a Sunday, which could be bad. Hmmm. Must investigate...
Oooh, Salzburg! Been there, done that, one of the other places I definitely want to go back to. I can do suggestions/pictures for that, too. And I might have a few requests. *g* Seriously, I'm VERY curious to see how their old-downtown-area survived the massive flooding right after we were there.
Mt. Pilatus. Got it. It looked cool on the website.
Yep, but only in good weather. Otherwise it's a lot of time and you don't get to see anything but fog.
I don't have much of a plan besides wandering around and going to what looks cool; there are a few buildings I want to see, like the water tower
Right off the bridge, discussed in the tour. :)
and this 15th-century church that's all silvery white towers and things,
Trying to remember which one that is - I've got a map scanned with all this stuff on it.
and the dying lion monument,
OMG, I'd forgotten that until I was going through my pictures. That was absolutely amazing.
but mostly I just want to gaze at the picturesqueness of it all and go up in the mountains. The bridge tour sounds neat.
It is - they give you lots of info about the history and such. Also make sure to go on a tour just through the streets - I'll post some of the pics of the frescoes that are freaking gorgeous.
Oh, yes. I must try Swiss chocolate. Mmm.
Request - you HAVE to get some Kinder Eggs. I'll post the German name later when I find it - chocolate eggs with a toy inside that you have to assemble. The US won't sell them because of the tiny parts (damn sue-happy society), but they are SO much fun. We put a few together at the end of ScaperCon that year, and it was hilarious.
I'm subbing tomorrow, so I'll take my pictures to work and try to get them all scanned, and dig up my info/journal to give you more details.
Ooooh, yay!
I got all of the Lucerne/Luzern proper pics scanned, and the info sheet. I'll add the Pilatus and Salzburg ones as I go.
Remind me to also check where Melk is in relation to this. I have the feeling you'd appreciate that one as much as I did.... ;)
Well, if you feel like dropping everything and making a transatlantic flight, we're going March 22nd and leaving on the 26th... ;)
*swears* My spring break is the week BEFORE that. I am so very pissed right now...
I wanna go around and take pictures of the city lit up at night, assuming it gets lit up. That's always fun. *desperately wants a tripod*
Mmmm, maybe. Not a whole lot that I remember, but there were good views from up by the fortress walls.
This is fun - it's been a while since I've gone through my stuff and it's making me all reminisce-y. And determined to get my passport renewed asap...