Jamie’s Travels

Arriving in Salzburg we trekked out to our hostel. A rather boogie bunk bed made for a nice change compared to the tent.

After some time to relax and unwind we moved to the kitchen and made some dinner (I’m sure you’ll all be relieved to know I’ve maintained the veganism thus far). We then headed into Salzburg’s old town. Alpine towns and cities are always exciting due to the mountains and hills, however I imagine it would have been a better view if not for the layer of cloud.

After taking in the sites of city we headed to a converted monastery that had become a brewery. Supposedly monks brewed the beer – I’m not sure if they still do but I’d like to think they do as it does add to the experience. Wether they do or not – some of the best beer I’ve ever had. Even Maddie, who famously struggles with any beer, seemed to enjoy it. As Eva’s travel guide put it ‘who says monks can’t have fun?’.

In the morning we spoke to our room mate of the night before. A physics student from Edinburgh – who coincidentally had stayed in the Munich tent the night before as well. A slow start, considering when we woke up, lead to the group splitting ways. Chris and I went to the airport to see the Red Bull Hanger. The girls went off to see Salzburg Palace – I think they felt they’d indulged me enough with BMW world. The hanger is devoted to the many stunts and motor sport Red Bull takes part in. I had a blast seeing many recent F1 cars and impressive planes. Although ultimately a fairly short experience.

We headed back to town to join Maddie and Eva. Street performers played Mozart in his home town in an orchestra. Quite an impressive performance and I suppose as Chris says ‘feels like one for the bucket list’.

Afterwards we rushed back to catch our train – which was an hour late anyway – and wave goodbye to Chris who’s off on his own adventure to Vienna for a few days. Meanwhile we’ll be exploring the cities, caves and beaches of Slovenia.