Two Days In, Part II

Okay, as promised, here's pics of what I did today.

First, we went to the Untersburg, which is a nearby mountain. Took a cable car up to near the top...



...and then hiked to the summit.

The view from up there, predictably, was spectacular.







That's part of the group. Back to front, we have Mike (black T-shirt), George (gray T-shirt), Alecks (the really tall guy), Jaime (white T-shirt) and Emily (purple-ish hoodie). I, of course, am behind the camera.

Okay, anyway, took us about 40 minutes to reach the summit (since we're all really out of shape.) Here's what that looked like:





Apparently, it's tradition for Austrians & Germans to place crosses on mountain peaks, much like people put flags on mountain summits here.

There was also a memorial on the mountain for all the Austrian soldiers killed in both world wars.



It says:
ICH GIBST NICHT MEHR
ALS IHR GEGEBEN
EUER TOD
IST UNSER LEBEN

Now, I don't really speak German that well, so nears as I can make out, that translates to "They are no longer, as they gave their deaths for our lives." Anyone who knows better German, can you give me a more correct translation? Thanks.


So, after Untersberg, we went back to Salzburg and took a boat tour down the Salz River. No pics, because I was sitting in the center of the boat and couldn't get any good shots. THe tour was kinda boring anyway, so you're not missing much.

So, yeah, got a planning session for what we're doing tomorrow starting soon, so I gotta run.

Peace,

-Raptor