Day Five, Castelrotto, Italy- We arrived in Castelrotto and found our Hotel (D Oro). This was by far the most upscale place that we had stayed at. It had a spa, laundry facility, a masseuse, a bar, and a formal dining area. We had asked if we could change our reservation, but were denied and told that we would be charged for the night, hoping to climb to the Schlern upon our arrival. We were also notified by another Hotel that we had failed to cancel a reservatio...

Day Five Bolzano, Italy-Arriving in Bolzano another temperature extreme met us. It was sunny and about 80 degrees. What is with this weather?The train ride to Bolzano from Brenner had castles, tons of vineyards, and tall Alps. In Bolzano, overpowering Tim's urge to hang a right towards the city, I led us to the sign that said Buss Station (autostazione). We bought passes for Castelrotto and boarded the bus.We got our first views of the Schlern after about 40 minu...

Day Five Austria-Per Tim, let's be up at 6AM as our train leaves the station for Italy at 7:15. My wake-up call rings at 0600; I talked with Debbie, showered, packed and headed downstairs for breakfast. The whole bottom story dining area was full of food: 10 different breads, Tons of fruit, pastries, cereal, fresh deli meats, boiled eggs, and cheeses. Expecting to see Tim soon, I loaded up on coffee and food!A little after 7 Tim Arrived and said that our train di...

Day Four Innsbruck, Austria-We arrived in Austria at about 1700. This is where I got my first glimpse of Tim's navigational skills at work!Tim, reading the "Uncle Rick" tour book like a priest reading scripture, stated that we were heading towards the hotel.After a bit of walking and a stop at the tourist information center, we were directed to the other side of Innsbruck.Our Hotel, an old building near the copper domed building (the corner stone said 1...

Day Four Vaduz, Lichtenstein- Tim thought it might be fun to stop by Lichtenstein, a small detour on the train and bus.I agreed and since we left Switzerland earlier than planned, we had plenty of time. We took a bus to the capitol city of Vaduz. This 4x6mile country is bordered by the Alps all the way around. We got off the bus and took a picture of the castle where the ruling Prince lives and often looks out the windows. We debated on the tour of the castle but...