Krimml

decided to visit Krimml instead of our original plan of Graz or Innsbruck...despite that its inaccessible location that means we have to spend a night on a train when we leave in order to reach Chur in time to meet the Glacier Express the day after and it takes numerous train-hopping plus a bus that never appeared to get up to the mountain village. in the end, we had to trudge up the mountain road, knocking on every door (and there were very little doors to knock) asking for directions in hope of an offer for a ride up. we did get a ride...when we were halfway up ;p

In the end, it was all worth it... Krimml is a beautiful village... we went there for the famed Krimml Wasserfalle, and got so much more in return...

The peace and quiet of a secluded mountainville was what we needed after the crowded cities of Vienna and Salzburg. We got a lovely room complete with breakfast and offers of a ride down for 17 euros. There was barely a soul as we wandered around the minuscule village. The air was sweetly fresh with the recent rainfall and pure. The surrounding mountain peaks created a calm and serene atmosphere. For once, there was no place we needed to rush to or see, we just needed to be, and take in this feeling of tranquility... it was a wonderful rest in the midst of our journey...