Tag Archives: Austria

Danube

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Mark Rossiter

Today I came down (for the first time in my life, so far as I remember) to the Danube, which is Europe’s longest river apart from the Volga in Russia, and historically was, along with the Rhine, the northern continental … Continue reading →

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Salzburg

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mark Rossiter

Salzburg is another pretty town in the mountains – or at least there are mountains on one side of the city, as you can see from this view from the castle at the top of the town: The museum in … Continue reading →

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Innsbruck

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark Rossiter

Innsbruck is a small city in the mountains, built around the Inn river, which flows swiftly through the town. Although it’s beautiful, you wouldn’t want to fall in, or you would probably get swept away pretty quickly and drown… Innsbruck … Continue reading →

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four countries in a day

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark Rossiter

I took the train from Paris Gare de l’Est to Zuerich and thence along the sleepy shores of the lake into a verdant Alpine valley, through the angles of which became visible an occasional rocky peak streaked with snow. I … Continue reading →

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