Day 138: Arrival in Innsbruck
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Day 138
— Arrival in Innsbruck
18-December-1971
(Sat.)
TRANSCRIPT
Innsbruck
Didn’t sleep too good [well] on the train. I drank
too much coffee before I left.
Arrived in Innsbruck around 7:30. Was a beautiful
day. Sun shining. The scenery and mountains were
beautiful. After I got my room, I decided to walk
around the town. Innsbruck really doesn’t have that
much to see. I took in most of the important sights,
and then I decided to find out about skiing. I was
too late to be able to ski in the afternoon. So I did
nothing. Went to rent boots and found out that the
skis I brought (Herr Gabler) had bad bindings. So I
had to rent them anyway. At night, had a great meal
and talked and drank with a bunch of people.
(Canadians)
REFLECTIONS
Innsbruck
arrival. I arrive
in Innsbruck at 7:30 am. Apparently, I didn’t sleep
well on the train. It wasn’t the coffee, it was the
train. After settling in at the hotel, I take a walk
around Innsbruck. Please take my “not much to see”
comment with a grain of salt. As a poor student who
is not renting a car and limited to walking around
the town near the hotel, I have no idea where the
major sightseeing venues are, where I should be
visiting, and didn't have time to visit museums or
churches. I should have bought a guide book.
Glorious Alps. Of course,
the scenery of Innsbruck includes its surrounding
snow-laden mountains, the glorious Austrian Alps. I
did take a lot of pictures and will post them in the
blog, and in the Pictures and Slide Shows areas.
Preparing
to ski. Surprise.
I brought skis with me that were given to me by my
horn teacher, Professor Gabler. How nice was that?
Too bad the bindings were not good. So, I needed to
go with ski rentals. Ready for skiing tomorrow.
Dinner.
It sounds
like dinner was delicious, enjoying the company of
some Canadian skiers.
John
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