Road to Rome Lucerne to Innsbruck

On our way to Innsbruck we visited the tiny country of Liechtenstein.  It isnt the smallest country in the world, that honour goes to Vatican City.  It ranks as the 6th smallest country in the world. Liechtenstein is landlocked between Switzerland and Austria.  We visited the capital Veduz which consists of one main street and a couple of side streets.  we saw it all in less than an hour.                                                                                                                     

After our visit to Liechtenstein we drove to  Innsbruck in Austria.  The scenery along the way was fabulous.  As we drove through Switzerland we passed small villages with traditional houses with flower boxes and cows with bells grazing on the grass.

As we arrived in Innsbruck it began to rain heavily.  Our hotel was right on the edge of the old town so when it eased off a bit we set off with umbrellas for a walk around the town. 

The beautiful medieval town centre is surrounded by majestic Alps.

One of the main attractions in town is the Swarovski crystal shop.  The biggest shop in the whole of Europe.

After our walk we set off by bus to a local restaurant for dinner and a show.  Our meal was traditional Austrian food, schnitzel with potato salad and for dessert we had apple strudel. 

After the meal we went into a larger room with a stage for the traditional folklore show.  It was very entertaining, very professional.  There was a lady yodelling, another lady playing tunes with cow bells, men in leiderhousen and a band.  It was excellent.  The troupe apparently take their show all around the world.