Last Saturday we got an early start to drive from Neustadt to Bad Hofgastein in Austria – about 650km (400 miles). We hit winter weather on the road and drove in snowing conditions all the way. There were stranded trucks, unable to climb the hills and cars – lots of cars – mostly from the Netherlands, which were headed in the same direction. Instead of the planned 7 hour drive, it took us 12 hours to arrive at our final destination. For that reason our stop in Salzburg was cut short to a coffee break with a short stroll into the old district with the cathedral.

The 12 hour drive in thick stop and go traffic with snow was even too much for my Autobahn taste …