After getting stuck in a subway door and seeing Spamalot, the rest of the trip doesn't even compare to those adventures. The Yankees/Red Sox game was fun. I experience the full spectrum of Yankees fans and their dedication to the team. The guy behind us was so dedicated that he was kicked out within the first 10 minutes for profanity and when he snuck back in and started hurling insults at the cop, the fan was put in handcuffs and forcibly removed from the park. 16 minutes into the game and he was gone. What a waste of ticket money.
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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