{"id":3959,"date":"2013-09-23T04:45:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T20:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2013-09-23T04:46:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T20:46:17","slug":"europe-trip-2013-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=3959","title":{"rendered":"Europe Trip 2013 part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Salzburg it is not far to the romantic small town of Hallstatt, situated on the shore of a lake.We stayed there three nights, to explore the region. Besides enjoying the atmosphere of the place, we visited a few popular tourist attractions.<\/p>\n

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On our first day we took the cable car to the Ice Cave and the Five Fingers. The Ice Cave fills up completely with snow and ice during winter, even in summer this ice remains there.<\/p>\n

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We also visited the nearby Mammoth Cave (not that interesting) and then took a second \u00a0cable car higher up. Fabulous views of the Hoher Dachstein massif (2995 m). Nice flowers. And a mountain hut, with food and beer, reminding me of my younger days as a mountaineer..:-)<\/p>\n

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After our lunch we walked to the famous Five Fingers. A metal construction, resembling a hand with a beautiful view of Hallstatt deep down. Not suitable for people with fear of heights…:-) A popular place for paragliders<\/p>\n

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The next day we visited the salt mine. Hallstatt has a glorious past because of this mine. In the past miners mined the rock salt and to take it out they used slides. These slides are now a tourist attraction. Big fun!<\/p>\n

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An “attraction” of a very different kind can be found in one of the churches. Because of its location, Hallstatt had only a limited space for a cemetery. Therefore after not so many years old graves were emptied to make space for new burials. The skulls of the deceased were treated with respect, painted with names etc, and kept in a chapel. Very impressive.<\/p>\n

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After Hallstatt we continued our trip in the direction of Switzerland, passing on our way the Krimml waterfalls<\/a>. Impressive falls, the highest in Austria and, according to the website, the 5th-highest in the world. That however is cheating, as the falls consist of three separate tiers!<\/p>\n

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We had planned to spend one night in Innsbruck, but instead decided to stay in the small, medieval town of Hall in Tirol, not far from Innsbruck. An unexpected, pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

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