So there I was. I went on a run through the beautiful hills and mountian towns of Austria all the while my heart filled with the sound of music :) . I ran up the tallest peak until I came to a medieval castle. Its towers plunged into the sky. It was surrounded by a river and as I explored the castle I saw the amazing decorations and paintings. I came upon a secret tunnel that led to a tower. I climbed the 768 steps to the very top of the castle tower where I looked out and admired the view. I was so high up that all the little peasants looked like ants. Befor I knew what was happening a key stuck in the lock and the lock shattered into a million pieces. I was stuck!! Many handsome princes came and tried to unlock the door. Finally prince charming arrived. He stuck a tool in the lock and with a twist I was free!!!We rode off into the sunset on our horse-drawn carriage to live happily ever after on gelato and pastrys. That is what happend.... well, maybe not quite like that. :)
On sunday morning we went to church with the Lloyds. After church we had a picnic lunch with fresh rolls, meat, cheese, and fruit. We climbed up a mountain to get to the old, mideavl castle on top. (I wasn't joking about the castle or the mountain.) I had a lot of fun at the castle. It was very old and exciting. The second castle we went to was more like a palace. The decorations were the originals and everything was extravagent. The chaneliers were all huge and made of clear glass, there was gold, silver, and bronze furniture in every room, and the beds had large, draping canopies. After that we all went home to bed and crashed.
Yesterday we climbed 768 steps up the tallest church steeple in the world. The view from the top was amazing. I discovered that I am afraid of heights when I am on a man-made structure. The church itself was made in the gothic style, it wasn't very pretty, but it was really cool. My favorite thing about the church was the monster pipe-organ.
We then went to the castle that Walt Disney modled his castle after. It was reallz pretty. There were little rivers and waterfalls along the path we took to get there.We climed up to a bridge above the castle. Everything was very beautiful. On our way down we rode on a horse drawn carriage. Here we said goodbye to the Lloyds and took off for Austria. The drive was very pretty. It was really neat to see the Alps. The shorter ones were all in bloom and looked very inviting. The talls ones were rocky, snowy, and very forboding. We arrived at Litchenstein and began searching for a place to stay. After looking for about a half and hour (this town is the size of the downtown portion of kodiak) we found one. One strange thing here is that you pay by person, not room; so I was going to have my own room on the floor above my parents. Mom went up with me and when she left I locked the door. When I pulled the key out part of the lock came with it. Thats when I knew I was in trouble. I told mom to wait a minute and I tried to get out by myself. It soon became apparent that I wasn't going to get out by myself. Mom went and got the hotel guy and he came up and worked for a while. He then remarked " This is not good"... ya think? He called somone else and they still couldn't figure out how to get me out. Dad came up and the guy went to get some more tools. Dad saw immedately what was wrong and with a quick twist I was out and to bed.
This morning I went on an hour long run through fields and meadows and hills. It was fun to run in Austria. (For those of you that don't know, this is where the sound of music took place.)
So as you can see, Most of my story was really true, just a little mixed up and exagerated. I'll post pictures as soon as we can use our laptop again. Talk to you later.
Sarah
Keep telling your story (whether you add a little bit here and there).......it is GREAT! And, it sounds like you are having a fabulous time. Can't wait to see your pics!
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