Today we are leaving Switzerland and moving into Austria! Leaving lucerne and taking a long train ride of four and a half hours into Innsbruck. As we had to get rid of our last Swiss cash we hAd a feast of cream puffs and croissants and chocolate for breakfast. Then we had five cents left and I was busting to go the loo, but could only find one which cost two use francs,and so I had to wait!!!!
Lucerne was a pretty little place- a bit like Geneva but much sweeter. We walked the chapel bridge a few times, saw the lion monument, wandered the old town, and spent a lovely afternoon doing nothing- just sitting in a park eating toblerone mousse and raspberry pastries! That was quite special- stunning view of the alps over the lake and a cloudless blue sky. Nice to get something for nothing too- everything costs money!! Went to a pub on the river got dinner and a glass of wine. Asked for a house white and was horrified to later find out it was Jacobs creek semillion. A glass costing about the same as an entire bottle in aus. Bugger. Tasted familiar but crap.
Also had a beautiful picnic lunch by the lake with fresh local produce we picked up at the little markets. Had swiss cheese, including a green pesto cheese, and unpastuerised soft cheese, baby vine tomatoes, local salami, water cress and fetta on fresh baguette and then an apple strudel as well. Not as cheap as buying lunch in a shop but infinitely nicer and fun. Markets were the perfect way to waste away a spring morning and brad particularly enjoys checking out all the odd fruit and veg at the stalls.
Had a close call on the train today. When we arrived at the station a bit early a train was on our platform. Assuming it was ours, we got on and got comfy, then a minute before departure listened to the announcement, which advised us it was going the wrong way. Horror all over our faces!! I said to brad, wrong train, move now- we moved like lightning and just as we jumped off it pulled away from the platform. Shit! Lesson learned- check it's your train! Very apprehensive to get on when our train did eventually pull up!! Trains run to the minute so we should have known it wasn't ours!!
Last youth hostel seemed to be a dodgy add on to the Indian restaurant, but we were in a dorm room which we had all to ourselves, so that was something at least. BrAd sure the beds had scabies and refused to use the pillow or doona, but I protected myself with the sheets and appear scabie and lice free at this point. Terribly noisy street too but employed the use of Valium and some ear plugs and slept ok after that.
Into innsbruck today- again have no accommodation booked but appeared to be lots available online so should be right I hope. Really looking forward to Salzburg too, which is next! Plenty of things we want to see there so that will be great. From the train Austria looks like it will still have beautiful mountain views and the spring weather here in switzerland has just been beaut. Almost 20* and sunny sunny sunny!!
Love getting emails from home, so keep writing!!
Lots of love, M&b.
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