Ms. Kitty and Homer spent the day with me, drinking and watching movies. We started out with the Chargers game and that sad OT loss to Indy. Then we went on to watch "Ginger Snaps Back" and then headed off to Pizza Port. One of the special features was Gem of the Sea dark ale and it was a perfect pizza beer. We all tried a sip of the Cherry Bock and decided that it just didn't quite work for any of us. After a couple of beers, Ms. Kitty read the sign Beer To Go. Yes, I have ended up with yet another 1/2 gallon brewery jug in my home with a small portion of Gem of the Sea left in it! At long last I am nearly caught up on my photo albums and done with the holiday drinking!
Innsbruck - here despite it never being on my to-see list
First the backstory. In about a week I'll be boarding a cruise ship (this year's Cruise Trek) in Romania. When I booked the flight many months ago, I had a brilliant idea to go in a week early to Vienna and use it as a base to spend a few nights each in Albania and Bosnia. Fast forward to 6 weeks ago and the Covid restrictions, flight schedules, and hotel prices made me give up. Changing the flight to Vienna would result in penalties and possibly fare increases so I made the best of it and thought, where can I go in Austria where I've never been? Innsbruck, hmm. Can I get a free flight from Vienna? Yes! Can I get a free hotel room? Yes. Check! The city is picture perfect though. Nestled in a valley between two mountain ranges, it's green, colorful, and everything you could want a place to be when the purpose is total work decompression. No major sightseeing, no expectations. You, a city and a view. It's walkable and small. You've got to look up, left and right, ...
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