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Today I threw myself off the side of a mountain! You heard me right. I went paragliding in the Austrian Alps on a tandem jump. Everything was very safe and amazing; my instructor has been doing this for 13 years and is a 5 times Austrian paragliding champion. This came after our 25K bike ride up the side of the mountain this morning. The tour has moved from focusing on the cities to exploring the countryside and the sports it has to offer. Yesterday I went white-water rafting on a grade 3 river and I had never been before so that was interesting. But this place is so green and beautiful, rolling hills with quaint Germanic people and traditional Bavarian style homes. Probably the most fantastic landscape I have ever seen. If Switzerland is supposed to be even more beautiful ... well, I just can't imagine that.
Sorry, I haven't written an entry in some time, but it's been very go-go-go the past week or so. We left Mykonos straight for Athens, where we toured the ruins and only stayed for a day. From Athens we sailed the Adriatic Sea, pulling into the magnifiscent port of Venice before making our way to the "fair city of Verona," a lovely and romantic place indeed. Then, we headed back to Venice for 2 days where we wandered and explored and purposely "got lost," which is easy to do in a city with no roads. We even took a motorboat to get back and forth from our campsite. Then came the magical and musical city of Vienna, where a couple or girls and myself rented bikes and toured the city cyclo-style. Also atteneded a classical concert and found a sushi restaurant, which pretty much made me a happy gal. Then came Munich, and the markets there were amazing ... I don't have time to talk about much else, only a couple of minutes left here. Right now we're in Hopfgarten and tomorrow we make our way into Switzerland. There are lots of huge details and such that I've left out, but I'll just have to catch you all up when I get home ... IN A WEEK. Whoa. I'm ready and I'm not. I miss the people, but Europe has been fabulous.
Later!
Cor
Sorry, I haven't written an entry in some time, but it's been very go-go-go the past week or so. We left Mykonos straight for Athens, where we toured the ruins and only stayed for a day. From Athens we sailed the Adriatic Sea, pulling into the magnifiscent port of Venice before making our way to the "fair city of Verona," a lovely and romantic place indeed. Then, we headed back to Venice for 2 days where we wandered and explored and purposely "got lost," which is easy to do in a city with no roads. We even took a motorboat to get back and forth from our campsite. Then came the magical and musical city of Vienna, where a couple or girls and myself rented bikes and toured the city cyclo-style. Also atteneded a classical concert and found a sushi restaurant, which pretty much made me a happy gal. Then came Munich, and the markets there were amazing ... I don't have time to talk about much else, only a couple of minutes left here. Right now we're in Hopfgarten and tomorrow we make our way into Switzerland. There are lots of huge details and such that I've left out, but I'll just have to catch you all up when I get home ... IN A WEEK. Whoa. I'm ready and I'm not. I miss the people, but Europe has been fabulous.
Later!
Cor
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