After a great time in Italy it was time to head through the Brenner Pass on the train and down into Innsbruck for two nights to explore the city and head up into the hills as well.
More photos of this part of Austria can be found here.
More photos of this part of Austria can be found here.
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| Innsbruck |
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| Innsbruck |
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| From the tower at Der Rathaus |
Innsbruck has many beer gardens and restaurants which are full all day long - in the summer tourist season at least.
From the centre of Innsbruck one can climb aboard the funicular and head across the river to get the cable cars up to the top.
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| Nordketfenbahn Funicular |
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| Cable car approaching Nordkette, 1905m asl. |
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| Innsbruck from Nordkette |
The valley above Innsbruck here leads to the Brenner Pass. We did briefly see the Europa Bridge which carries the autobahn to Italy.
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| The ski field looks rather naked in the summer! |
What vegetation there is up here is made use of for summer grazing of cows and sheep. The animals here are totally relaxed and don't seem to mind the hordes of tourists each day.
The wide variety of plants up here provide the animals with rich, varied diet which keeps them in good health and produces excellent milk.
Seconds after taking this photo, the ewe joined me is reviewing the photo I had just taken! By the time Gail got her camera out, she had moved on and the moment was lost!
Another cable car takes on further up from Nordkette to Hafelekarspitze, 2334 m
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| Me at Hafelekarspitze |
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