We took a slightly slower morning to try to catch up on some sleep before heading out to get to know Innsbruck. Our first stop was the grocery store next door for breakfast which we enjoyed before heading over to Hofgarten, a beautiful park with amazing views of the mountains. It was a very nice start to the day (the fact that it was shady didn’t hurt either). We followed the sound of a violinist out of the park and into the old town where we sat on a purple bench to listen for a little bit before continuing through the town.
We wandered through the town, looked in some of the shops, and admired the colorful buildings. In the city center, we climbed up the 134 spiral staircase steps and through a window to get to the top of a tower overlooking the city. It had amazing panoramic views of the city and the mountains surrounding it. For most of the time, we even had the top to ourselves and we enjoyed the view for awhile before climbing back through the window and down the spiral staircase.
At this point, it was lunch time so we found a pub nearby and got food and beer. It was delicious and nice to be able to get a meal for a reasonable price again. After lunch, we wandered a little more in the direction of a post office where we bought a box to ship home and free up some space in our bags. Once we had the box, we headed back to the hostel to pack it up and then back out to a post office to ship it. Hopefully everything will arrive safely and we will be able to enjoy having lighter bags.
After shipping the box, we headed directly for the funicular which we rode up the mountain before switching to a cable car to take us the rest of the way up to the top of Innsbruck. From the top, we could see all of Innsbruck and wished we had had more time to hike down. Instead of hiking in what would’ve become dark, we took the cable car and funicular back down before heading to get dinner and get ready for bed.
2 thoughts on “Top of Innsbruck”
Following the sound of a violin. Perfect!
Fantastic views! Glad you can afford to eat again!
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