Day 6: Scavenger Hunt
30. Juni 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
It was tougher than we expected. More asking strangers for information and help than figuring out puzzles. Oh joy. Not just talking to strangers but also asking them for help. Two of my favoriteWeiterlesen
Day 6: Art on Murano
30. Juni 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
We then went to a glass factory on the famous island of Murano where we first had to make a glass mosaic. We were just reproducing a child's mosaic with glass bits glued on wood, but it was fun and weWeiterlesen
Laundry in Venice
30. Juni 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
After we got back from the art challenge we went off to do laundry and then had a very nice dinner with some teams we hadn't spent much time with. We managed to polish off 4 bottles of wine amongst 6Weiterlesen
Lunch in Bologna
1. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
I'll get caught up on activities later, but here's a picture of food for now.
Exploring Bologna
1. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We got up early to take the 10:25 train to Bologna. Venice is lovely but why not eat lunch in the food capital of Italy?
When we arrived in Bologna, there was a collection of Mickey Mouse statuesWeiterlesen
Day 7: Cooking in Bologna
1. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Today's challenge was to cook 3 traditional dishes, where we were given some hints as to the ingredients, but no real idea of the quantities or the process.
It was a long, hot, frustratingWeiterlesen
Day 8: Gelato making
2. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
This was a challenge everyone enjoyed. After a very late night (it was after midnight before we all made it back after the cooking challenge) we had an early morning departure, but our destinationWeiterlesen
More Exploring Bologna
2. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
After gelato, we headed back to Bologna for a little more wandering around and lunch.
Bologna used to be threaded with canals. Most of them have been covered over, but there are still a few you canWeiterlesen
Driving into Austria
2. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Then it was time to board a bus for a 5 hour ride into the Austrian alps. We got there really late and once again I was too tired to eat dinner. Fortunately our hotel was right at the location of theWeiterlesen
Morning in Austria
3. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Two nights of little sleep. New country. Downhill luge today. More details later.
We had to make a marketing video for our gelato from yesterday. We were tired. This was our bestWeiterlesen
Day 9: Alpine luge roller coaster
3. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
It was an exciting and action packed day. The luge coaster is a track where you can ride a little luge sled down this mountain through some sharp curves and steep drops. You have a brake, so you canWeiterlesen
Innsbruck
3. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
While our injured companions were being checked out at the hospital, the rest of us took a bus to Innsbruck and checked into the hotel and then went for a late lunch.
When we returned to the hotel,Weiterlesen
Day 9: Tirolean music and dance
3. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
For our next challenge we went to a place that puts on a Tirolean (or Tyrolean) music and dance show for bus loads of foreign tourists each night. But we showed up hours before the show and had to tryWeiterlesen
On a train
4. Juli 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We are traveling from one Austrian city to another (Innsbruck to Salzburg) but our path takes us through Germany.
While we are traveling, we finally recorded our marketing video for the Alpine LugeWeiterlesen
Day: 10: Via Ferrata
4. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
After a train ride to Salzburg, we boarded a bus to take us to lake Gosau, where we were to climb a via ferrarta which is a cable and other helpful climbing points that have been attached to the sideWeiterlesen
Boating on Lake Gosau
4. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
After everyone finished the climb, and had a refreshing beverage, we joined another team in taking a boat out on the lake. The boat looked like something out of the thirties. We felt like movie stars.Weiterlesen
Dinner by the lake
4. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We all gathered at this lovely restaurant for a dinner right on an alpine lake with swans swimming by our table looking for treats.
Another morning another bus
5. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We on our way back to Salzburg (with a bit of a detour to some ice caves first).
Here's how my bruise looked today. It is even more colorful than my watercolor painting in Florence!
Day 11: Austrian Ice Caves
5. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Our first challenge today was to go through these caves in Austria with amazing ice formations. Once inside the caves, there were about 700 steps (up and then 700 down) and about a mile and half ofWeiterlesen
Eidelweiss tour
5. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
To get us from the ice caves to the next challenge, Steve arranged for a local tour guide group to provide us some transport in their vans. This organization evidently specializes in taking people onWeiterlesen
Day 11: Trick water fountains
5. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Our final challenge was to go on a tour on the gardens of Schloss Hellbrunn and count all the water jets we could find. The guy who built this castle had a twisted sense of humor and he installed allWeiterlesen
Goodbye dinner (and surprise shower)
5. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
We all (well, except for the 4 people who had already left) ended up gathering in the hotel restaurant and sitting outside to enjoy one last meal together. Suddenly it started raining. We were allWeiterlesen
Leaving Salzburg
6. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We were on our way to the Salzburg airport when we discovered that our departure time had been moved up an hour. Fortunately the flight was then late and the airport was easy. Forty minutes from hotelWeiterlesen
Changing planes in Cologne
6. Juli 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Last chance to use up Euros.
One last day in Zurich
7. Juli 2016 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We returned to Zurich for one day because this is our departure city. We checked into the same hotel, got the same room, and went to eat in the place we had eaten twice before.
We kind of feel likeWeiterlesen









































































