Leaving Salzburg...On to Prague!!

We left Salzburg and hopped on our first Chezch train. Who knew this thing would be such an adventure! Here is our train sign...

Our cabin was clean, but this was our first sign that something was different - no airconditioning, just a couple of down sliding windows. And a little box car just for us!

This was the most rickety thing we were on. You could just hang your head out the window and check out the sites - at a very fast speed!

Check out this craziness!!!....

Best Playground in the WORLD

The playgrounds in Europe are amazing - there is nothing better for a toddler. The playground on the grounds of the Trick Fountains had neat merry go rounds, slides, wooden jungle gyms, a trolley, sand boxes, trampolines, anything you can think of!

Here is my first merry go round every - I was super brave!!

In the spirit of showing great slide competencey, I made sure to prove to Daddy that I could tackle the big ones!

Trick Fountains

These pics are from the Trick Fountain in Salzburg. A Bishop had this garden built and had it embedded with a bunch of fountains that would trick and entertain his guests. Everything was run on water and each feature had a "surprise" that the tour guide would trick and somewhere, water would spurt out all over the visitors. It was hilarious - so much fun!

This fountain was like a little village, with the water moving the features around. It had a ton of detail and was really impressive. (the trick water would spray out from the wall behind the visitors as they were watching the show!)

Beautiful water feature!!

There were lots of ponds all around the gardens - clear water with fish, big fish, all over the place.

This was the best fountain. It was a big table with water that would spray up from the seats while people will sit there. Daddy volunteered to go - he wanted to get all wet. He sat there with a huge smile on his face while everyone else jumped around. Hilarious!

My Conversation in the Alps

Check out the crazy lady in the background. Here are some of my first words!

Driving Along Lake Garda

Although we were actually lost, we really enjoyed our drive along Lake Garda. I tried hard to keep my eyes open to see the sites!

VonTrapp Family Singers

Here we are at the top of the Alps! Hiking in Austria was top on my list of "to-do's". Check! Daddy helped me get around up on his shoulders. Everyone was so impressed that he could carry me so far and up some steep terrain!

Before the hike, we waited for the tram...

While in Salzburg, Austria we had to climb a mountain in the Alps.

Our tram ride up was exciting.

Poised for an adventure.

I enjoyed the beautiful view from high atop the mountain. This made me want to sing Eidelweiss

We walked out along this ridgeline for an even better view.

A Few Memories from Italy

The Lake view from our hotel, and oh yeah, the Dolomites! Watching street performers helped pass the slow Italian summer day...

I made sure to clap and cheer them on.

The food was beautiful!

The the streets were amazing too!

We took lots of strolls around the plaza.

We all made sure to get in some pool time.

Another view from our hotel room! The best part about this hotel was this view! There was a big garden right below too.