Arrival in Salzburg

Wednesday, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Hello all!

I've landed safely in Salzburg and am now at my hotel! The night of my flight from DC there were thunderstorms in the area and we thus sat on the runway for 2.5 hours until they passed and until air traffic control granted us clearance. Once we took off, however, the flight itself to Frankfurt was uneventful. I slept nearly the entire way (including through dinner, which I was not pleased about!) Of course, I missed my connection to Salzburg because we took off so late, but luckily managed to get re-booked onto a later flight. The second flight was fine, but a bit bumpy and nerve-racking because it was a tiny prop plane.

I decided to take a cab to the hotel because I was too tired to drag my (heavy) luggage all over public transportation. The cab driver was a nice lady who told me where to find good food nearby the hotel for €1, €3, and €5. She said, "it's good, fresh food, as from the farm markets, not cheap, bad food like McDonalds!" Haha. She also informed me that a favorite coffee house of the locals is just around the corner, and that it's where I'll find "Salzburg's best coffee" and that I "must try it!"

The hotel is very small (standard in Europe, but quite small by American standards,) but is clean and has a private full bathroom (not always standard in Europe!) And, as promised, there is free wifi and free breakfast. The only down side is that there is, of course, no air conditioning, and it was very hot today. Luckily, however, I brought a small fan which I've made use of already!

Anyways, that's all for now, I suppose! Off to find that cheap but good food mentioned by the cab driver and then to bed!

Charlotte