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BILL BLOG Thursday April 8, 2024   Thursday morning in the Alps.   YESTERDAY Our little family drove and hour and half through the beautiful countryside in Austria headed to Admont, Austria. We awoke to snow in the morning so our drive over featured every weather element.  Rain   Snow   And even sunshine. It turned out to be a beautiful drive over.   Pulling into the town of Admont you can’t miss the steeple of the Abbey-Church.   Centuries old this church is beautiful.   And didn’t my wife Kathy make it look even more awe inspiring?   The museum was cool.   Lots and lots of ancient displays and artwork.   And the violins pictured were from the 17 th century. I don’t know if any of the Monks knew the “Devil Went Down To Georgia” or not. I did not ask.   And this was awe inspiring.   The library here is the reason most folks come to see the Abbey. Heck, even you’re admission ticket is artsy.  

BILL BLOG Wednesday April 17, 2024   Happy Hump Day from Austria. And look what we woke up to outside our window   YESTERDAY Got a bunch of beautiful picture to share today of a little day trip that started with a balcony shot from our little rental place in Austria.   We made a journey over to Konigsee, a place my daughter Heather and our son in law Casey had been before and thought we might enjoy. It’s located just a few mile over the Austrian border.   Did we ever. It’s a beautiful spot on a clear lake surrounded by snow-capped mountain peaks. And the little village is charming. My wife liked this.   I pondered this…then passed.   There’s a boat ride we took that was spectacular over to a little island. Halfway over the Captain pointed out a rock wall they call “echo” wall and then he demonstrated how that worked by grabbing a bugle, standing on the edge of the boat, and playing some notes. After every little thing he played, you’d