After surviving Austrian platforms and buying first-aid creams based on the picture on the front of the box because we do not speak German, we headed off to the small town of Hallstatt on the Hallstatt lake.
The town was pretty cool and we had to reach it by boat. It was a nice change from the big cities though it did rain most of the time we were there. It actually kind of reminded us of Oregon.
Since our first plan of swimming in the lake was foiled due to thunder showers, we decided to go spelunking (aka caving up in the mountains). It was not as hardcore as it sounds because the caves are open to the public and you have to go in with a guide. It was pretty fun though all the same.
We visited the giant ice cave and another cave that is over 80km long (divide by 5 and times by 3 for miles). The guide was really nice and gave the tour in German and in English for us. It was pretty funny because she started out in German first and then asked if anyone spoke English. Since it was just us, she made us come to the front (it was like Moses parting the waters or people I should say) so that should could explain everything to us in English.
The caves were freezing cold (literally) and dripping wet from the snow melt. It was pretty slick and Bryan almost slid down the path once (karma for laughing at me I think).
After that we booked it for some hot choclate which was well worth it!
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