Odds and Sods

A ride on the funicular up to the Fortress (too big to upload while in Austria):



Proof that the windows are not just dangerous but multidirectional:


Austrian fashions:



For kids, too:


And to make it up to them afterwards:


One more video in town:

Well, it was finally time to go. Perhaps it's just as well that my taxi driver didn't take this sign literally (another piece of evidence of Austrians' love of English phrases):

So, what did I learn? I learned that Austrians are prepared to do graffiti over beautiful old buildings, but will never NEVER cross unless the green man is showing. They all speak English. They don't take Visa in a surprisingly large number of places. They will bicycle even when it's snowing. They're all thin and stylish (even when wearing Lederhosen). And that you shouldn't really visit places like Salzburg when you have to come home to places like Flint...