From 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. the day was all about trains and making the right connections. Achim to Hannover, Hannover to Munich, Munich to Salzburg, Salzburg to Saalfelden, Austria and each leg was on a different kind of train from the local TRN, Intercity Express (ICE), RailJet to the Regional Express in Austria (REX). And the trains went from fast to super fast to the local "milk run" as we dropped students off in several small communities as we headed deeper into the mountains.
It was another beautiful clear day to enjoy the changing scenery - hills, farms, flatlands, vineyards to industrial parks, towns and cities, to the foothills, forests, craggy peaks, lakes, streams and rushing rivers in the mountains. It was a kaleidoscope of ever changing images. Just to give you a sample, on the last leg of the journey Salzburg's industrial area gave way to suburbs, and around a bend near Lend there was a teepee (that's right - TEEPEE), then a castle up the hill from Bruck-Fusch (or was that Werfun) and then there were the swans on the beautiful lake at Zell am See.
At any rate, I was glad to finally arrive in Saalfelden and catch a taxi for the ten minute trip to Maria Alm - just in time for a late supper, unpack and to bed.
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