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Fall at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
After having dinner in Reston and staying overnight at the AC Hotel, we visited the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in the morning. We saw the preparations for the Winter Walk of Lights as well as various flowers and a few birds. After, we had lunch in Vienna and visited the Leesburg Premium Outlets before returning home via Frederick.
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Leaving Innsbruck From Munich
We returned to Munich from Innsbruck yesterday night, having spent five nights there. After breakfast this morning at the Le Meridien in Munch, we took the S-Bahn to the airport for our flight on United back to the US. We arrived just in time for rush hour traffic.
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Top of Tyrol at Stubaier Gletscher
After breakfast at the AC Hotel, we checked out, left our bags at the train station, and took a bus down to Stubaier Gletscher. We visited the Top of Tyrol before descending and returning to Innsbruck. After lunch, we returned to Munich by train and bus and checked into the Le Méridien.
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Pitztaler Gletscher
After breakfast at the AC Hotel, we took a train west to Imst where we caught the next bus to Pitztaler Gletscher. We ascended via funicular and gondola to visit the highest cafe in Tyrol and its mountaintop 360° observation platform. After descending to mid-mountain, we walked to a nearby tiny chapel before returning to the valley and Innsbruck afterwards.
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Hintertuxer Gletscher
After breakfast at the AC Hotel, we took a train and bus over to Hintertuxer Gletscher in the Ziller Valley. We took three separate gondolas to reach the top. Once there, we enjoyed the view and walked on the snow a bit. After returning to the valley, we took a quick walk to see a waterfall before returning to Innsbruck.
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Rangger Kopfl and Swarovski
After breakfast at the AC Hotel Innsbruck, we took the bus over to Rangger Köpfl in Oberperfuss where we rode three separate gondolas to the top. After enjoying the view, we returned to Innsbruck and visited the Swarovski Kristallwelten next to their factory in Wattens. After returning to Innsbruck again, we visited the river Inn and visited the city’s cathedral.
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Hiking from Glungezer to Patscherkofel
After waking up at the AC Hotel Innsbruck and having breakfast, we took a bus over to Glungezer where we ascended via gondola. We then hiked along the Zirbenweg at 2,000m elevation to Patscherkofel, where we had lunch. After, we descended by gondola and returned to Innsbruck by bus where we visited two churches and had gelato before returning to the hotel.
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Innsbruck and the Nordkette
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One Week in Taipei
We spent a week in Taipei, staying at the W in the Xinyi district. We had lots of good food and tea, saw the guard change at the National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine, and visited the National Taiwan Museum and National Palace Museum.
(more…)Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI), ChiaTe 佳德, flight, food, guard change, Hyatt Regency Taoyuan International Airport, museum, National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院, National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine 國民革命忠烈祠, National Taiwan Museum 國立臺灣博物館, Ningxia Night Market 寧夏夜市, Raohe Night Market 饒河街觀光夜市, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Taipei 101 台北101, Taipei 台北, Taiwan 台灣 中華民國, Taoyuan International Airport 桃園機場 (TPE), United Airlines, W Taipei 台北W飯店, Xinyi 信義 -
Leaving Venice
We got up early at the Hyatt Centric and took a vaporetto to VCE, checked in, and went to the mediocre Marco Polo Lounge. We were in the air on a United 767-300 at around 10am for the flight back to IAD.
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Here and there but not quite everywhere!