Innsbruck, Austria

When we put the direction in Google Maps for our new hotel it said, "you cannot get there from here." What? This should have tipped us off. We got all the way to Innsbruck and then could not for the life of us find this darned hotel! It turns out that it is in a pedestrian only district so Google was not lying to us. We found a parking garage and schlepped our bags over to the hotel. Luckily, this was the correct parking garage and we didn't have to move the car again. The hotel was totally fine once we got there. Our room was quite small with a clear bathroom, but the Europeans love to share everything I guess. 

Bathroom on top of the bed!

Notice how they always have two comforters. I actually love this because Jackson is a hot sleeper and I cannot be in a big enough cocoon. I'm contemplating the double duvet look when we finally have our own place again! 

Anyway, Innsbruck hosted the Winter Olympics in 1976. Though neither of us were born at that time, Jackson had always dreamed of coming here based on footage he'd seen.

Not fake, just adorable.

The Nordkette Mountain Range surrounds Innsbruck

The famous golden roof said
to be a good luck charm

The roof got cut off in this photo! Crap! Does that mess
with our luck?! 

A street performer with the cutest little dogs!!!!

Cold dinner? No, thanks.

We wandered around town for a good bit before deciding to get some dinner. We ordered and got our food at a well-reviewed restaurant and both entrees were ice cold. We mentioned it to our waitress, she rolled her eyes AT US, then took them back inside. We waited another 15 minutes and she never returned. We left a bit of money on the table for our bottled water (remember, water is NEVER free) and walked away. That is very, very rare for us. The rest of the trip we tried to avoid walking by this place just in case. HA!

The Inn River flows right through town

A food truck festival? Yes, please! 

After our attempt at a "real" dinner, we found a food truck festival and just sampled fare from a ton of different vendors. The burrito was actually excellent and super fresh. We hung out there for the evening, walked around town a bit more than called it a night!

An interesting Hard Rock

The next morning we needed to find the HRC to get my mom a guitar pin. Obviously. We then did a little shopping and decided it was high time to do our laundry as we were out of clothes and still had a few days to go!

Did he just win a most handsome award? I think so.

I love beauty supplies sold in Europe!
*I did not splurge on these

Laundry feels like it should be universal. It is not. Also, if we all spoke the same language life would be easier but the good Lord didn't agree with me on that I guess. Anyway, we had a guardian angel at the laundromat who helped us navigate the confusing process. I cannot recall her name but this kind woman spoke English and had a daughter going to school in Chicago though she was Austrian. She was recovering from a massive stroke that almost killed her but she saw this part of life as her second chance and was making the most of it traveling and spending time with her loved ones. She also wanted to practice more kindness which was lovely for us as she was tremendously kind to two silly Americans with a bunch of dirty clothes!

Who doesn't love a laundry adventure?!

This white schnauzer was on a tour of Europe
on a motorcycle!!! 

Innsbruck! 

The best sweet potato fries ever made.

We were obsessed with the view from the food truck festival

Petefish.

Strawberries are so amazingly good in Europe
that paying $798,543 a pound for them is almost OK

The best kabob. EVER. 

We returned to the food truck festival for lunch because the scenery was amazing and the people watching was superb.

How gorgeous is this building?!

Naturally, we toured a church

YOU HAD TO BUY A TICKET TO TOUR THIS
CHURCH! WHAT!!!!!!!!

It was pretty, though.

Walking around town soaking in the beauty

We'd planned to do some hiking around Innsbruck but ended up liking the city so much that we spent all of our time exploring there.

Is it really date night if we are on a trip together?! Who knows.

We're so close to Italy that pizza is amazing here!

THE BEST PASTA.

A souffle? Yes, please.

Eating Italian food had been recommended to us by the nice folks working at our hotel. They said that many Italian families settled in Innsbruck and made very authentic cuisine. They were not lying. Our food was amazing.

We went to a rooftop bar and got some cool photos

We were too cheap to order drinks, though

I wanted a photo of how cool the water bottles are because
they have a carrying ring on top. Clearly this couldn't
be a serious photo! ;)

We went back out for a bit to get a feel for the nightlife around Innsbruck and then retired for the evening. The next morning we went to their famous market to grab breakfast before getting on the road again.

STUNNING.

Cappuccino? YES.

How darling is this market?!

One of each, thanks! 

Chocolate au pain with a view

Innsbruck ended up being an incredible stop. We didn't do all that much but we just loved the city, its friendly people and its views. We enjoyed our breakfasts, soaked in the view one last time and then hit the road for Vaduz, Liechtenstein which is about 2.5 hours down the road.