by mraccine | Oct 9, 2023 | Trips
Monday, October 9th, 2023: Something fun and different – the Achenseebahn. It was about an hour’s drive. We boarded the oldest European cog-wheel train, operating since 1889, of course, in our reserved private train car. We chugged up to the town of Seespitz where a...
by mraccine | Oct 8, 2023 | Trips
Sunday, October 8th, 2023: Today we are heading across the ominous Timmelsjoch Mountain Pass separating Austria from Italy, and we returned via the Jaufen and Brenner Passes. We drove down from our mountain perch to the Austrian Autobahn and headed for Sölden in the...
by mraccine | Oct 8, 2023 | Trips
Saturday, October 7th, 2023: Driving from Stuttgart onto the no speed limit Autobahn, lunch in a Bavarian Chalet high up in the Alps, and the renowned Interalpen Hotel. Miro, our luggage logistics manager, was in the lobby collecting and registering all our large...
by mraccine | Oct 6, 2023 | Trips
Friday, October 6th, 2023: “We are off on another fabulous Fast Lane tour, this time with friends from the Pittsburgh area – the Millers and Fergusons. After we had the mandatory drivers’ briefing and the waiver signing, the fun began. We went to the local...
by mraccine | Oct 4, 2023 | Trips
Thursday, October 4th, 2023: This morning I had to get up at an ungodly hour of 5:00 am to catch my flight to Stuttgart. I arrived at the Graf Zeppelin Hotel to be greeted by some of the folks who arrived already. We started the trip with a delicious lunch of the...
by mraccine | Oct 4, 2023 | Trips
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023: A perfect sunny day to take them to a privately owned castle outside of Vienna on the North Shore of the Danube. Castle Kreuzenstein is a majestic medieval castle, with a moat, 2 draw bridges, a very pointed fall gate and an amazing...
