Cycling, hiking, whatever, Innsbruck is an outdoor paradise. We couldnćt wait to get there and see the legendary mountains. I was hoping to rent a bike and get some riding in, as well as go on a massive hike.
Unfortunately for us, we didn't get achance to see those legendary mountains until we were standing right on top of them! We spent 4 nights in Innsbruck, and it rained (almost) the entire time. It certainly was cloudy, and we couldn't see the mountains that we knew were right there next to us.
We did enjoy exploring the town, and were extremelz glad we bought the Innsbruck Card, which gave us free public transportation and access to most museums. This was good because we couldn't really go to the mountains. The bus system is great, thoughI have to admit I was momentarilz terrified when we crossed the bridge and went straight into the alley you see in the picture below (between the pink and yellow houses).
That picture also gives you an idea of where we were staying' at an apartment near the top center of the picture, right in the foothills. Our host, Christoph (and his flatmate Kritstina), were gracious enough to let us have our own room in there flat. Christoph takes a utilitarian approach to couchsurfing, so aside from a few kitchen conversations we didn't see much of him. We were a little surprised by this, but still very grateful. I can imagine burning out very quickly as a host if I felt I needed to be holding my guests hand all the time.
Almost immeditaly after arriving in Innsbruck, Morgan and I checked the weather for our next destination, Appenzell. 2 degrees C during the day, and snowing overnight. At that point we decided to scrap Switzerland, and consequently, Italy, heading directly for Slovenia and warmer climates. On our last day we got on a 6 hour train to Ljubljana, still not having clear directions from our prospective hosts. Yikes!
Burpee count: 7
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