Let's play catch up...

It looks like I don’t write as often as I had intended… sorry!! J

Klagenfurt has been mostly uneventful. Still dealing with little things but nothing “to write home about.” J The best thing was that Katharina and Till came down Saturday to visit me and meet everyone. SO much fun!!

Luckily, the youth hostel is only a few blocks away, so we were able to spend a lot of time together. We walked to the lake, explored a bit of Klagenfurt, did some shopping, and spent some time with Sam, Audrey, and Amy. The time flew soo quickly and I was definitely not ready for them to leave Tuesday but, thank goodness, we figured out another time to meet up before she is off to Australia (lucky girl!!). In a few weeks, they are having a going-away party in Freiburg and I am going to try to make it up for that, which actually works great because the Monday after that is a holiday so it will be an EXTRA long weekend!!

We are officially planning our first trip out of Klagenfurt (finally!!!). Tomorrow Amy, Audrey, and I are going to the trian station to get our Vorteilungskarte, the discount card for train travel, and then we will book a train to Salzburg for this Saturday and Sunday. We found a really cheap Pension for around €30, which is GREAT! We’re also hoping to take a guided tour called “City Tour: On the Traces of Mozart” that will take us to most of the main attractions, as well as Mozart’s residence and birth place, and it only cost €24!! CRAZY! Then the plan is to head to Vienna the next weekend, and there’s certainly PLENTY to see and do there! My list is much too longer to list just now!

I took some pictures of the Welcome Party at the university this weekend, as well as some pictures from the weekend. The mountains are breathtaking! It’s incredible that I wake up and see mountains each day!! Now that it’s getting colder, there are even more clouds around the peaks, and it’s just incredible. Hope you enjoy!!