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Alice
(QLD)
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Recommend: 
Overall rating: 
Value for money: 5/5
Ease of use: 5/5
Suitability: 5/5
When we planned our WHITE Christmas in Europe my husband and I were so excited to imagine snow flakes falling on our faces on Christmas day, we started our adventure in Prague 14 December 2007 to our dismay on arrival there was no snow even though it was freezing cold, 19 December we boarded our Avalon Cruise and sailed to Vienna, there was a thin coat of snow and lots of ice in the towns we visited, hence the sore backsides from constantly slipping.
I had pre booked a train from Vienna to Salzburg and was a little apprehensive about carting luggage etc, we were amazed at the ease of travelling this way one step up and our luggage was secured our 2 seats in First Class awaited us, the compartment was relatively full until the conductor came through and turfed about 15 people who had economy tickets down to the appropriate compartment, (that was such a giggle) about 30 minutes outside of Vienna sitting back in the warmth and comfort of the train the whole scene outside started to change it was the most magnificent stunning landscape I had ever seen, thick snow covered the ground the beauty of the brightly coloured chalet type houses, the mountains in the background with the branches of the trees weighing heavy from the weight of the snow. Finally we found what we had wanted to experience, the absolute beauty of Europe in Winter, we both agreed had we flown this sector we would have forgone the most beautiful part of our entire journey . the memory of this rail journey will remain with us forever.
I would imagine the only way the see the absolute beauty and the True Australia in comfort and style one would have to travel by rail, Yes thats on my list of things to do.
Kind Regards
Alice
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