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We woke up in Innsbruck to a beautiful day and a light breakfast in the
hotel. Dillon came downstairs to tell us that his wallet had fallen behind
the television shelf in his room and was almost impossible to get back
because the shelf was connected to the wall. Having taken turns trying to
climb up the shelf and squeeze head-first into the space behind it, we then
borrowed the maid's vacuum to get the wallet Sandlot-style. No one could
pull the wallet all the way up, and only when [Coach] Kniff tried could we
get the wallet back.
With the crisis averted, we rode the tram into Innsbruck's Old Town to
experience the local Austrian culture. We bought souvenirs, ate
Weinerschnitzel, and enjoyed the spectacular views from the main square.
The team liked Old Town so much that most of them stayed all day, but Kniff,
Ammo, Jon, and I took a ride up the nearby cable car to the top of one of
the tallest mountains in Innsbruck. After seeing the view of Innsbruck and
the mountains off the back of the peak, we all agreed that Innsbruck is the
most beautiful place we have ever been.
(Can you find Coach Ammerman in the above photo?)
While we were on the mountain, the rest of the team had a great time
exploring the rest of Old Town, but Dillon can describe it much better than
I can because he was there for it.
While the other guys were on the mountain we were roaming the streets
looking for something to do. Erick started to randomly go up to groups of
complete strangers to try and strike up a conversation to help pass the
time. With no luck from any locals he finally came across a group of teenage
girls from Spain who seemed to be in a talkative mood. After the initial
introductions, both groups seemed to hit it off right away. As soon as the
chats came to a lull the girls all of a sudden sprung up and told us to
follow them to dance. Within a few minutes we were joined by a street band
consisting of a few drummers and a mixed horn section. As the band started
to play and march towards old towns main square, we followed in full dance
and song. All though we may have not known any of the words to the Spanish
futbal songs, we knew that innsbruck was off to a good start.
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