Destination: Salzburg, Oslo, and London

Each armed with a backpack and a camera, Diana and I took off for a week long trip that had us frolicking around the European continent. It was fabulous.



Never in my life have I packed this light for a trip. I surprised even myself. I might add that the plastic bag had food that we took along with us, so technically I only had my backpack. Impressive huh?



We had to spend the night twice in the Stansted airport (a combo of being far away from downtown London, early flights, and just being plain cheap). This is Diana the first night before we found out about the huge waiting area (with chairs!) the next morning. Live and learn. It was pretty funny to see all the people that crashed each night in that airport. Some had air mattresses, sleeping bags, and pillows. We, on the other hand, had an alarm clock...



Transportation for this trip was provided by non other than Europe´s budget airline, RyanAir. I was quite impressed with their cartoonish bright yellow and blue cabins and stampede-like boarding system. It´s an experience that everyone should have at least once in their life. But hey, it was inexpensive and they got us where we needed to go. The funny thing was that one of their lesser known slogans is "The ontime airline". 5 of our 6 flights were late. Heh.



What an awesome welcome



We had some fun buying bus tickets from a machine that gave instructions only in German.



Our fantastic hostel in Salzburg. Not only was it clean, secure, and all that good stuff but they served a killer breakfast and played the Sound of Music each night at 8 pm. Life was good.



Our room at the hostel. Just an idea for those who have never stayed at one. This particular room that we were in we shared with 6 other women. 2 girls from Korea, 2 from Australia (who were super cool and were traveling throughout Europe for a year), and each night we were there the other 2 changed. By staying in a hostel you not only save money but you meet some pretty cool cats.



The ceiling of the Salzburg cathedral



Cool stained glass door in the Cathedral



View of the city from the Hohensalzburg Fortress



Doorway in the fortress compound



We didn´t know it until we got on the plane leaving Granada, but Ashley was headed to Salzburg for break too. She was meeting up with some friends to ski the Alps (how cool is that?) but she hung out with us before they got in that evening.



After a night in the airport and barely any sleep, even this 15th century bed inside the fortress was looking mighty comfy...



On the other hand, this torture chair was not looking that appealing.



Some mammoth sized pretzels



The graveyard that inspired the cemetery in the Sound of Music