Kufstein, Austria
June 7, 2022
Today was a travel day, leaving Innsbruck for Salzburg, Austria. Before leaving the town, we did our last morning walk around the Old Town and went to the marketplace for breakfast. The marketplace was just a block away from our hotel. We went there twice in the last two days, but it was closed because of the holiday and Sunday. Today was our last chance, and we finally made it inside. The marketplace was smaller than we expected, and there was not much to offer for breakfast. We only had coffee there and left shortly after.
We visited the Hofburg (Imperial Palace), a former Habsburg palace in Innsbruck, Austria. Hofburg in Innsbruck is considered one of the country's three most significant cultural buildings, along with the Hofburg Palace and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. We passed the palace so many times in the last three days but never had the chance to get inside. Since picture taking was not allowed, we didn't have any pictures to share. To find more information about the palace, click the link:https://www.burghauptmannschaft.at/Betriebe/Hofburg-Innsbruck.html
On the way to Salzburg, we got off the train at Kufstein, Austria. Kufstein is a small medieval town located between Innsbruck and Salzburg. Our original plan was to spend a half day there sightseeing. But when we arrived in Kufstein, we found no luggage storage facility at the train station or the nearby area. It was hard to drag the suitcases down the cobblestone streets, and visit the beautiful fortress with the luggage in hand. We ended up crossing the bridge and did a short walk on the trail along the river. We found a café by the bridge not far from the train station and had lunch there. We also used the café as the resting place and took our turn to see the old town area and take some pictures. Then we got back on the train and headed to Salzburg.
Our hotel in Salzburg was located in a quiet area, not too far from the river and the Mirabell Palace. After we checked in and settled, we went to the old town. Because of the recent rain, the water level in the river was very high, and the river current flew very fast. We quickly walked around the old town and glanced at a few famous structures. We returned to our hotel and ordered Chinese takeout for dinner. Our room had a nice balcony. Sipping the local beers and eating our Chinese food on the balcony, we enjoyed the first night at Salzburg.
第十八天：来Innsbruck几天一直没时间去皇宫里面看看，今天就要离开去下一站。不想有遗憾，早上走之前赶紧买了票进去走马观花地看一圈。因为不让拍照，所以没任何照片可上。今天的目的地是音乐之声的故乡Salzburg（萨尔茨堡）。去的路上火车会经过一个小镇kufstein，我们按计划中途下火车，准备在Kufstein先来个半天游后再继续前往Salzburg。没想到火车站居然没有行李储存服务。拖着行李箱，城堡是没法进去了，只能匆匆在外面看一眼。来到萨尔茨堡的第一感觉就是这个城市真漂亮。晚上在阳台上喝上奥地利的啤酒，吃上外买的盒饭，美好的一天又过去了。
