Today is my last day here and i thought that a good way to really remember this trip was to go skiing. It is one of the most popular sports in Austria. Due to the fact Austria is one of the most mountainous countries their skiing is some of the best in the world. The ski areas in Austria attract tourists from everywhere. The reason for this is that the resorts offer a wide range of terrain and luxury. Ski resorts are organized to allow people to have good transpo...

Today as i was driving around exploring i found a herd of cows. I noticed something very unique about them, it was that they all had cow bells. i was utterly confused on what this was used for so i looked it up. Appearantly they were first used to gather herd animals, such as sheep or cows. The Brass Bells would have different pitches to distinguish which animal it was. Another name for cow bells is alpine bells. Now cow bells are used as musical instruments or...

Today I visited Bregenz Austria, It is outstanding The lake is wonderful, being surrounded by three countries Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. This rare stage is one of a kind. I am very interested in the whole area but i am very disappointed too. Apparently a festival called Bregenzer, Festpiele is held here, on the water! A large stage is supported by two barges. This is a very popular festival that is held in a outdoor theater. The stage is the largest of i...

After the wonderful experience of seeing the outdoor theater and wonderful lake, I decided to go try one of Austria's most famous meals, Spatzle. This food is a type of pasta that has been part of Austria's identity and cooking culture. Some say the noodle is more popular and better tasting than Italian pasta, because the dough is softer. There are four ways to form it since it can't be rolled. one way is to spread the dough over a wet wooden cutting board then c...

Today is my first day here and i decided to see the Salzburg Cathedral. The cathedral has seen many rough times being destroyed reconstructed and expanded many times. it was built in 767AD, in 1167 it was destroyed and reconstructed to get shut down again, from here the arch bishop decided to destroy it completely. Its final construction was the seventh century. Although it never was completly destroyed again the dome was destroyed in 1944 World War 2. It wasn...