The last morning/day of the trip! I'm at a netcafe right now checking things out and waiting for airport time. It's finally hot and sunny after weeks of cold weather. I am so happy to have been on land for 24 straight hours. Even the 14 hour flight home will be better than being at sea. I enjoyed parts of the cruise a lot but I could never recommend that trip to anyone but true ocean lovers who don't get seasick. Best ports were where I did the LOTR stuff. I'll post a few final photos this week once I'm home and organized.
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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