We found the apartment yesterday, but I think by sheer fluke. I had printed out directions from Google Maps and I think it takes you via the shortest route. How we ever foung it I just don't know. But find it we did and our host Maria is so nice. Even though she doesn't speak english, her daughter who lives with her does, and so does the daughter that lives next door. So we all manage one way or another. The apartment is really nice and has wonderful views, similar to Forstau.
This is the view from our kitchen window. Imagine trying to cook tea with this to distract you.
View from the lounge room.
View of Maria's house.
As in Forstau, we get a tourist card called Club Innsbruck Card. It gives us free of charge, Innsbruck mountain hiking programme, all the cross-country buses and the hiker's buses. Each day a full programme of free events is published and Maria leaves a copy at my door. The only trouble is trying to fit it all in. Free farm tour, free Tyrolean evening/concert, free carriage ride with donkey carriage, learn asphalt curling, free night lantern hike to a mountain inn with an evening of Tyrolean music (this is on every Tuesday night), to name a few. And these are just for the next couple of days.
Today we had an easy day just settling in and driving to one of the areas where I want to do some hiking, the Stubaital. We have decided to join the guided hike tomorrow. We meet the guide at the local tourist office. I am amazed at the variety of hikes that they guide. I thought it would only be just local, but they are in all the areas that I was hoping to do some hikes so this is just great. They even go into Germany. I don't have to worry about getting to the hiking areas or working out which hike, it is all organised. And they have what they call kombiwandern, where there are 2 guides and you choose on the day whether to take the easier hike or the harder. There is a guide for each. Brilliant. We will see tomorrow what it is all about.
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