Monday 27 April 2009

Austria... hmm not much to say



So after Jack Jack (my cousin Jackie) and I had our fun in Edinburgh, London, and Oxford we made our way to the Stanstead Airport to fly to Austria. THe bus ride was almost 4 hours long and when we got to the airport we found that the 'amazing' Ryan Airlines had as customary, raised some hidden fee which meant we had to pay 15 pounds just to check in to our flight. The lines were so long to pay the extra last minute fees that we thought we were going to miss our flight. There were 2 German girls in front of us calling home on their cell phones and sobbing as they explained they had missed their flight and were stuck in England. They didn't help ease the tension of the line. Once we were through that barrier we ran through security and made a mad dash to the gate - about 1.5 miles away. It was Casino Royal style slipping and sliding around and between people. We made it with what seemed like seconds to spare. 

Once we got to Austria we weren't in the best mood because we were mad about the extra fees, sweaty from our sprint, and as we looked outside the plane window at Salzburg, it looked like Heber, Utah to us. Not to mention they were fertilizing all the fields with cow manure which wafted over the city and infiltrated every corner. All in all not what we were expecting. 

To make a long 3 day trip short the best part of Salzburg was our hotel - NH Carlton which was cheaper than a shared hostel room because of the time of year. Otherwise everything was expensive, touristy, or closed. We did find in the bottom of our hotel there was a sauna. We booked ourselves for a nice 1.5 hour session. 

When we left we found that Ryan Air had change their policy (again) in the last 48 hours and we now had to pay another fee - just doubled this time. Luckily this was our only experience with Ryan Air. This was just one of those airport experiences that leaves everything to be desired. 

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