Well, sorry this post is going to be short, but I have to wake up at 4 o’clock tomorrow to go to Venice! Today we started the day by traveling a couple of minutes to the city of Innsbruck to visit a couple of sights. We had the chance to walk around and explore by ourselves (in groups, of course!) and see what Innsbruck had to offer. We had a chance to see an olympic training ski jump (we tried to go on, but they couldn’t accommodate a group of 350 all at once! Also none of us brought skis! After seeing this we went to a basilica, which was possibly one of the most beautiful churches we’ve seen so far! It didn’t have the magical stained glass of the Notre Dame, but it did have some amazing gold sculptures lining the entire room and ceiling, it was gorgeous. From here, we went into Old Innsbruck to see the famous Golden Roof, as well as see a room in which Mozart stayed when he wrote much of his music. You can see the street with both of these monuments in the picture. Click on it to get the detail!That was all very cool to see of course! After that we had some time to wander around, which was quite nice to do. I indulged in an Apfelstreusel (an apple pastry with streusel topping), which was a true delicious Austrian delight!
After spending some time in Innsbruck, we headed back up the mountain to Seefeld, where we are staying. Again, we had free time! First we needed to get some lunch, so we visited a revered little place called Mama’s to buy some bratwursts, which were delicious! After having this amazing treat, we walked around to see some of the shops that Seefeld has to offer and picked up a couple of little pieces of memory that will help us remember our wonderful time here. We happened upon the coffee shop at which we stopped last night, and thinking about it some hot coffee sure did sound good after a long day of on and off rain. After our coffee stop we had to hurry back to the hotel in order to be ready for our five o’clock concert! The concert went well, as good as any others, and it rained on and off. However, the people here must be dedicated because they all stayed and enjoyed the concert. Tonight, the choir and orchestra is performing at nine. After the concert we went back to the hotel to eat another delicious Austrian dinner. We had cream of garlic soup, pork with mushroom sauce, rice, broccoli, and a delicious dessert of a peach cobbler-type dessert.
After dinner, we had the rest of the night free. I met up with some friends that are going to Greece with me from Grand Junction that attend Fruita Monument High School, and we decided to go swimming. Despite the rain, there is an indoor/outdoor swimming pool just a couple of minutes walk from our hotel, so we decided to go and enjoy the pool! After about an hour in the pool, we called it quits and headed back to the hotel to get some rest before our very very early morning tomorrow of 4:00 am. Now off to bed and Italy tomorrow!!
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