Innsbruck, Austria

Innsbruck, Austria


This was a driving trip from Switzerland, through Liechtenstein, to Innsbruck, Austria.

It is a beautiful drive in all (3) countries.  We arrived on a Saturday afternoon.  These are photos of the old-town area:


The city hall and tower were built in 1358



Imperial gardens
Not sure what these guys were queued up to do next, but really looked cool in their historical uniforms:





Our second day in Innsbruck, we hiked up to the Alpenzoo 2500ft.  From there we took a funicular (cable car) up to Hungerburg, 3000ft.  Then a gondola ride up to Seegrube, 6300ft.  There were clouds at about 6000ft, so we were right up against the 'ceiling'. 


This was the view from Hungerberg

We hiked mostly level with Seegrube, just below the clouds:


A real Swiss hiker 
The clouds were stuck and never cleared that afternoon.





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