Day 10 - Salzburg, Austria to Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria: 2019-07-07

Today we leave our fair city - Salzburg is fantastic!  But we're excited to head to Kirchberg in Tirol, which is on the other side of the Kitzbuehl from where we stayed a few years ago in St. Johann.  Although we had a ton (!) of walking in Salzburg, it will be nice to have a smaller town and more focus on hiking in the mountains.  Plus, this afternoon we get to reunite with Ella and Jeremy!  From what we've seen/heard from them, they're having an epic trip together!  Probably most excited to see them is Maya :)

This is the parting shot of our swanky apartment in Salzburg - Amy found another winner!

Part of travel days is just about sitting in train stations lookin' cute.

Like this!

And this... :)

Maya zoning out while still taking in the scenery.  Trains are awesome.

When we reached the station in Kirchberg a couple hours later, Maya was barely containable!  When they went down to their car and snuck in (Ella and Jeremy didn't yet realize we were there) Amy was lucky to capture some of the most genuine expressions on their faces.  Now one of my favorite pictures ever.

I love this picture so much - captures the love and emotion of their relationship.  We love you girls!

I was happy to see them too!  *sniff*

Walking to our place (maybe about a mile away?) we were sharing stories and just hanging out!  We missed them both, and then magically in the middle of Europe, here we are all together!

This is a sweet bike we passed by on the walk up to the place.  Cannondale has come a long way from the 1.0 days in the early 1980's when I rode them. 

"Hello everyone, my name is Rick. I have chronic bike lust.  I believe the perfect number of bikes is 'n + 1'"  

Just what in the hell is this?!?

When we got to the place we'd be staying for a few days, we met the owner (Walter) and got some excellent tips on hikes and bus routes.  Also cool downhill ski race Hahnenkamm, supposedly the fastest and most dangerous ski race in Europe.  Walter says that in the summer they hear the helicopters every week or two because the mountain bikers try to descend it as fast as the alpine skiers (nearly 100 miles per hour) and then, uh, need some help getting to the hospital...

[fermented] grape juice in a Disney Babies cup in Tirol, perfect!

Ella and Jeremy made dinner for all of us (noodles with their special pesto sauce, grilled chicken, salad, everything was super-nummy).  After that, we went on a quick walk along the stream in town to check out the area.  Still all riding a high that we're in the same place at the same time.

Unfortunately there were some travel complications for Jeremy's parents, Almee and Rommel (they were due to arrive at 7.00p, but we found out they had a late connection that caused them to miss another train, so they stayed overnight in Chamonix France and would be joining us later the next day)

We just missed the "Burning Lederhose" festival!

This is the canal that runs through town - very cool, and the sound of flowing water is wonderful from the house.

What a great day - and we're excited to explore a bit more together and just see what comes next.