Nic in her bed basket on the second floor. I always had to duck as I walked up and down from here, the ceiling was low. Found it out the hard way. |
Shannanigans in Austria
I will be blogging about my study abroad experience in Bregenz, Austria, and other travel in Europe!
Tuesday, June 28
Time To Go
Sunday, June 26
Small Town Adventures Day 4!
I went to church in Plattling before catching a train to Munich for lunch and then on to Augsburg, Germany. |
Bavarian sky. |
My hotel in Plattling |
The Eiskanal in Augsburg! |
Left is class II, right is class III-IV. I paddled left! Maybe someday I can go back and paddle to the right. :) |
The Eiskanal is the first man made whitewater course. It was built for the Olympics! |
Augsburg was not as small as I thought. But it is important, as the second oldest city in Germany. |
Saturday, June 25
ICF World Cup in Freestyle Kayaking
Team USA kayaks were red, white, and blue! |
Emily Jackson earned silver in the women's freestyle competition. |
Eric Jackson shows everyone how it's done. |
The landscape kind of reminded me of Tennessee. |
Many different kinds of boats! |
big air on a flip! |
Awards were presented by some locals in traditional attire. |
Go USA! |
Plattling |
Bavarian style beer hall at Plattling's folk fest |
Friday, June 24
Movin' on to another small town: Plattling, Germany
Alps to flat farm land in just a few hours |
Pyranha kayaks! |
At the competition site there were bleachers, and then there were giant bean bags! |
Beloved Little Werfen and THE WORLD'S LARGEST ICE CAVE!
Waiting for the shuttle to the cave... |
May pole! |
To get to the cave, it took a ten minute shuttle bus, a twenty minute walk, the longest gondola ride I've ever experienced, followed by another twenty minute walk... |
Waiting for the gondola.... |
Beware of Rockslides! |
I'm glad I snapped this shot before the clouds rolled in! |
This is a trail...not for the average hiker! I'm sure you would need some hardcore gear for this. I'd love to do it someday... |
I made it to the cave! The cave is 42km long. The first km is full of amazing ice formations, which you can see here: http://www.eisriesenwelt.at/site/content/CB_ContentShow.php?coType=photos . The inside of the cave stays below freezing all year long. In winter, cold air pushes in. The rocks hold in the cold like ice packs during the summer. |
Nature memorial. The state of Salzburg established this as an "especially protected cave". It is named Eisriesenwelt. |
If I had had time, I might have hiked this trail instead of ridden the gondola! :) |
Giant castle in Werfen. |
little Werfen! |
Looking down the tracks one way... |
...and then the other. It was so peaceful and quiet here. I wish I had spent more time here! |
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