Whatever. I think the rest of us had a good time, and I've connected to some of them on LinkedIn. Afterwards, I went down to the Stiftskeller for a beer and Weisswurst. Judy had been touring around town and met me there. We ended up getting the J bus up to Hungerburg, which overlooks Innsbruck from the mountains to the north, and then took it to the other end in Igls, which overlooks the city from the south. Both afforded some spectacular views of the city and the alps that surround it.
Rather than sticking a bunch of pictures here, I'm going to provide a link to the album of uploaded pictures that we're creating.
Innsbruck is actually a very compact city. Our apartment was maybe 4-5 city blocks from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof (the main trainstation). Our apartment might have been 100 yards from my classroom. The University of Innsbruck backs up against the heart of the old city (Altstadt).
Back in town, we went to the Weinhaus Happ on Herzog-Friedrich Strasse. This is in the oldest part of the city, and right next to the Goldenes Daschl. According to Wikipedia,
The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is a landmark structure located
in the Old Town (Altstadt) section of Innsbruck, Austria. It is considered the
city's most famous symbol.[1] Completed in 1500, the roof was decorated with
2,738 fire-gilded copper tiles for Emperor Maximilian I to mark his wedding to
Bianca Maria Sforza. The Emperor and his wife used the balcony to observe
festivals, tournaments, and other events that took place in the square below.
Anyway, as we were having dinner, a parade came down the
street - a burger band in old costumes, accompanied by what I assume was the
town guard or soldiers. Pretty cool!
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