We, at WheelsOnOurFeet, have long maintained — Local food is as important a part of travel as is sight-seeing. Food, after all, is an important part of local culture giving insights into a place’s history and lifestyle. And for serious foodies like us, local food of any place is serious […]
We had been darned lucky when we were in Hallstat. Of the two days that we were there, Saturday and Sunday, Sunday turned out to be the day when the little town of Hallstat celebrated Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus, and is celebrated in late […]
We had been looking forward to the Hallstat Salt Mine tour since the time we read about its fascinating history — a salt mine not by the sea-shores, but deep inside the ranges of the Alps! How was that possible, we asked ourselves, for, Austria is a land-locked country. We […]
We were to be stationed in Hallstatt for two days. So far, our Austria trip, had covered all the sight-seeing spots – from the streets and museums of Vienna, to the Schonnbrunn palace, to the magnificent abbey in Melk and the curious towns of Durnstein and Krems, to the historical […]
With the husband and daughter crazy about snow, Grossglockner had to be a must-visit in our Austria itinerary. I am not a ‘cold weather’ person though. Any place with temperatures below 15 degree Celsius can make a moron out of me. But then, I go out with them, after covering […]
Innsbruck, a town, nay, valley, nestled between the lofty Alps is awfully popular for winter sports what with all the snow it gets from December onwards. Historically too, Innsbruck has had its share of politics since the 4th century. It became an important seat of culture in the 15th century […]
Going to Mozart land and not going for an opera would have been sacrilegious, no? Which is why we didn’t commit that crime 🙂 Since we were in Salzburg for 3 nights, we scheduled ourselves for an opera over one evening. We had booked ourselves for the Mozart Dinner Concert […]
Salzburg is a very small town. At just under 70 sq kms, you can pretty much see the whole town on your feet. We had to simply walk down a few meters to reach the right bank of River Salzach. The historical Salzburg beckon at you from the left bank. […]