So here it is, nearly 4:00 am and I'm almost ready to pack the laptop. I have a 6:00 am flight from Carlsbad to LAX, and from there it's on to Singapore via a plane change in Tokyo. It has been so long since I've done the Asia flight, it will seem strange to go west instead of east. The blog will be quiet until Sunday when I am at the hotel and trying to recover from the flight, jet lag, and the sheer shock of being back in Asia. As usual, my only hope is for a quiet, boring flight, and good movies that I haven't seen before.
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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