The Hills Are Alive...

Do you hear it? The theme song from The Sound of Music? We sure did while there. Austria is one of our favorite places on earth. It's like Hansel and Gretel might pop around any corner. I can't get enough and miss it so much.

This trip to Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria in October of 2003 was such a find for us. Bird and I had heard wonderful things about this resort called Die Post and we had to go check it out. We left Aviano, Italy and drove up for a weekend of pampering. The drive was gorgeous and brisk as all autumn mornings should be. Cool but not chilly. You know the kind where you just have a sweater on? It was so beautiful there and the pictures above don't do it justice. You might like to check out more pics the site's photographs as well. Click on the Die Post and then scroll down and click where it says photographs. Here's the rundown of how you're treated and what you get.

When you walk in to the lobby you are greeted by the receptionist who immediately introduces herself and asks for your name. She then offers you a glass of Champagne, hot chocolate or orange juice. HECK YEAH COUNT ME IN PLEASE!! After being served your choice, she points to a comfortable sitting area with a majestic view of the mountains and tells you she'll be with you in a moment. Within a few short moments she has your room key and gives you a run down of the activities. We swam in 1 of their 3 pools. We napped, we ate and we just enjoyed the moment. We both had 2 spa treatments and swam and just relaxed. Most trips we took while living in Europe were spent touring and running around trying to see all we could in a short amount of time. This one was strictly for enjoyment and down time. Check out the meals/gastronomy page. Did you notice Strudel time for all pastry lovers in the afternoon. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. The Gourmet menu was nothing to shake a stick at either. (I kept ours to remember what we had.)

1. Salad with Tuna, olives, haricot beans. 2. Clear soup with bread crumb dumplings or Cream soup of vegetables 3. Variation of Sea devil, codfish and perch on wheat noodles with vegetables and whipped cream with saffron or Roasted medallion of pork fillet on savoy in cream with potato cakes and carrots or Spinach dumplings on asparagus in cream with mushrooms. 4. Salads from the buffet 5. Small pancakes of almond and amaretto with coffee ice cream or Ice cream, cheese and fruit salad from the buffet.

The next morning we were up and off to breakfast. Let me tell you, I've never seen a spread like that before or since. They had everything from scrambled eggs to fruit and cheeses to ham, turkey and prime rib. No lie or exaggeration I promise. The entire weekend was to die for. The pictures we took were just the icing on the cake. Be sure to visit Candid Carrie and her Friday Foto Finish Fiesta. She always has something fun to share and so do her participants.