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The road from Liechtenstein to Innsbruck, Austria passed beautiful scenic, rural areas and villages. Going through mountains, it had many avalanche tunnels, including one, the Arlberg Tunnel, that was 9 miles (14 km) long. It also had many bridges which spanned the valleys rather than going down into them and up again. Beneath the bridges were farmland and towns.

Innsbruck	Hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1978.

Salzburg	Birthplace and childhood home of Mozart and setting for the movie The Sound of Music
	Salz means salt - Salzburg's early power and fortune was based on the salt mines in the area

Vienna	We spent two nights in Vienna where we stayed in a hotel that had been built as a guesthouse for the Palace

	Schonbrunn Palace	Built by Empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century, it is as grand as Versailles. We visited the Maria Theresa rooms which were mainly unused after her death as they were too "feminine" for the Emperors who succeeded her

	Restaurants	We ate at two amazing restaurants in the Vienna Woods. More Restaurant pictures at People (Europe 2005 page)

	Kaisergruft	The Hapsburgs were buried in three parts: their hearts went to the Loreto Chapel of the Augustinian Church, their entrails went to the Cathedral, and their bodies rest in coffins in this special crypt

	Assorted Pictures	We visited the Prater Wheel, a Vienna landmark built in 1898 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reign of Franz Josef I, drove through the Vienna Woods, and attended a Strauss and Mozart concert in the ballroom of an 19th century palace. We toured the historic centre of Vienna where we saw the Hofburg Imperial Palace, the magnificent Opera House, St Stephen's Cathedral and City Hall. We even ate Sacher Chocolate Cake in the original Sacher Cafe.