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While in Bavaria, we couldn't resist catching a train and going over the border to Austria to include a couple of days in Salzburg.
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Mirabell Gardens
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Scaling the wall of the Salzburg Fortress.
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Pausing for a picture while taking the audio tour.
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A marionette exhibit within the fortress.
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Biggest, most awesome climbing structure and slide we've ever seen.
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Winding downstairs in our hotel to go to breakfast.
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Breakfast! For some of us, coldcuts for breakfast was Heaven on Earth. For others, it took some adjustment. We won't name any names, but let's just say our oldest dog was learning a new trick....
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We rented a car and drove back to Germany by way of the Swarovski Crystal World, a playground and art exhibit outside Innsbruck. This is the Giant guarding the crystal cave.
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Before we go into the exhibit, we have to get our wiggles out on the playground.
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World's biggest manmade crystal.
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The day we drove from Linderhof castle to Neuschwanstein (both in Bavaria), we actually wove our way via Austria one more time.
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This afforded us a moment to enjoy the bluest blue waters of one of the many lakes in the region. This one is the Plansee.
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Tyrian felt the cosmic pull to climb down and skip rocks.
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The cosmic pull has a large force field.
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Evya's "Portrait of Sister by Lake"
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