In which we get on a train

24.05.13

Our first trip with an overnight stay was Salzburg.  In this post, I'm going to show you lots of pictures of pretty mountains.

This is the Graz Hauptbahnhof.  We gathered here at 9:15 to board our train.  One student was late, but thankfully did not get left behind.

Here we are getting settled.  Everyone here is a part of our group except the old woman looking at me funny for photographing on a train.

A view out the window while we're waiting to depart.

This is a typical mountain around Graz, which is considered to be more of a hill.  The local topography reminds me of the Appalachians.

We passed this complex of buildings on our way out of town, I'm not sure what it is.

As we moved away from Graz, the terrain became rockier and the hills got higher.

The mountains started to have snow at the top.

The train stopped at a few smaller towns along the way.  We had to change trains in Bischofshofen.

Random palace.

And the mountains got higher...

And higher...

Due to cloud cover, it was often hard or impossible to see the mountain tops.  On the way back, it was clearer and we could see more.