Hohenwerfen Castle is a medieval castle located approximately 25 miles south of Salzburg, Austria. The castle, built on a rock formation, has excellent views of the valley below. The admission fee to the castle includes the vertical train ride to the top and a guided tour (German only; the other lan...

View from the hotel room

It was obvious from my brother's face that he didn't have a pleasant night. His cold has gotten worst overnight and he seemed quite tired. I am sure he could have used some rest, but there was no time as we were both set on crossing the Alps into Italy...

Woke up to another rainy and cold day. My brother was showing all the classic symptoms of a cold. I tried to motivate him by telling him that weather in Italy looked much better and dry. I am not sure that it helped at all. He was too weak to insist on having breakfast this time around, so we got go...