Day 5 - Traveling to Linz

Today we packed up and boarded a seven hour train to Linz, Austria. Without money, I refrained from purchasing snacks, but was thankfully spotted by friends and our tour guide. Fran offered me strawberries that were the best I've ever had! And Emma had saved the rest of my pomegranate from yesterday. My seat on the train was located near Brooke, so I shared my pomegranate with her. She said it was like eating candy, but about an hour later she didn't feel so well unfortunately. Besides fruit, I was thankfully able to buy lunch on the train in Euros. I had a salami sandwich with a spread and pickles, along with a hot chocolate. It was extremely delicious!

Along the train route, we rode through the mountains and got to see fond of the most beautiful of scenery!!! Snow capped mountains, scarred cliff sides, running rivers, thick coniferous forests, para sailors, and small European cottages lined the horizon and really made me feel like I was truly here in Europe. I am hoping to see more on our next train ride. Tomorrow we will be given a guided tour of Linz and possibly visit a concentration camp. Emma mentioned a small mountain we could hike, which is extremely tempting, but I felt a need to visit the camp even more so.