hurricane ladies print - a TD fave I find quite appropriate for right now. |
8.26.2011
Helplessly Abroad
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Sweet Salzburg
You all have been so patient with me as I start my new volunteer job over here all while still getting settled into the new house. So, without further ado, the Salzburg round up!
First stop was the Augustiner Brauhaus (we really just went to the hotel to drop off our bags, then took a taxi to the monastery)a wall of beer steins greets you upon entry |
the front of the brewery |
happiness is a cold beer with good friends! |
small and quaint, featuring such unique boutiques as Zara and H&M. |
On our way back to the hotel, we realized as we were crossing the Salzach river, just how amazing the view was from where we were standing. Since we're typical American tourists, we snapped a picture.
Next day we embarked for our awesome Sound of Music tour, which I highlighted here. Cheesy? yes; absurdly fun? but of course! Fun fact: 60-year old women who have waited their whole lives to take THIS tour will get very irritated with you if you do not sing along with Julie Andrews and co. on the bus tour. I only this week finally got "Do Rae Me" from playing on constant repeat on my head.
The mansion behind us may look familiar to you... |
view from Museum der Modern |
encore, encore! |
I ordered a French 75, which I was incredibly excited -almost as much as the Kombucha earlier- to see on the menu (there was a sazerac listed on it as well). The excitement was quickly dashed when after ordering it, I received a weird pink drink in a martini glass that tasted oddly similar to a cosmo. I REALLY do regret not taking a picture because the Austrian version of a French 75 is definitely NOT the same as the kind served in it's home of NOLA. I almost shudder to think of what may have been served if I had ordered a sazerac. My libation situation went from thrilled due to the kombucha to deeply disappointed with the cosmo masquerading as a sacred NOLA cocktail.
In summary: Salzburg is gorgeous and very friendly, but also small. It's romantic, but I feel like if you had more than two days in the city you'd find yourself a bit bored. I'm still planning on bringing Mr. Bama to Salzburg once he gets back to Germany, but I don't think I'd visit it again without him -- now that's not the case for Vienna, which I hear is much different than Salzburg.
So, we bid adieu to the city of Salt (salz = salt) and began our trek to Budapest.
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drink,
Europe,
from here to there,
life,
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8.19.2011
Patience Please
8.13.2011
Hurricane Europa
Goodness it has been a while, and quite a whirlwind -- which explains my absence. A week after moving into our new home, I flew back to the US for my best friend's wedding, which was an absolute blast. When I returned on July 21, Mr. Bama had already left for his year of being gone for work. While I have missed him terribly, I haven't had too much time to dwell on his absence -- our household goods arrived a week after I got back to Germany, and a day later I finally had internet set up (after a week of dealing with German T-Mobile and being hung up on 9 out of the 10 times I called them). The very next day one of my best friends from home flew into Germany with a friend from business school and we began a 10-day breakneck-speed tour of Eastern Europe. So the next few blog posts, combined with my upcoming guest posts for Trashy Diva, will be a recap of our adventures in Salzburg, Budapest, Prague and Munich. So stay tuned for some European goodness!
With my friend Laura on the Charles Bridge in Prague |
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trashy diva,
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