It leaks again ...

Hi there...I knew you would stumble upon me and now that you have why not wait for a small chat?

After a slight philosophical angle to my blog I get back to what I do the best BAKAR. I still have to unfold the Eurotrip story, so I jump right back into the past.

Sahu and me reached Salzburg and parked our butts in this awesome youth hostel there. It was one of the best hostels that we stayed during our entire time in Europe. Not just the rooms but the entire hospitality from great service to an awesome lounge for people to mingle. I was reading "The Thousand Splendid Suns" by khaled hossenni when I reached Salzburg and the receptionist at the youth hostel was kind enough to lend me a Grisham thriller for free!

About the city, Salzburg's claim to fame is that "The sound of music" was shot here. Its a peaceful european town with good food. One of the best Doner Falafel that I had during my entire visit was here. Other than that beautiful castle and parks as is the case with other European cities.

The beauty of backpacking is that you don't have a fixed schedule in mind and tend to flex as per your comfort. We met this huge australian group in Salzburg and mixed with them and spent almost the entire night discussing various topics from Cricket, Music and Movies. Throw in a couple of games of chess and you cap off a great night.

The next day we hit the Ice caves of Werfen. Its an awesome experience and I don't think my words can even come close to how it feels in there. Esp for Indians who are from Mumbai where you don't even need a sweater during winters (If you can call it one), it surely was a COLD getaway.

We planned to leave for Vienna that afternoon but our Australian friends made us to stay back that night and guided us through a beer tasting session at one of the oldest pubs in Austria. The beer was served in ceramic mugs 1 litre each and was drawn from oak barrels. We spent almost the entire night there before the people running the show kicked us out for being too loud.

The beauty of our stay in Salzburg was the friends we made there. We kept stumbling back into them during our other trips and each time it was better than before. So after the night out at Salzburg, a hangover hit Sahu and Sreeni hit Vienna... thats in the next blog