Got given a car last week from the people I work for. It’s an Opel Corza which I am guessing is equivalent to a Holden Barina. Perfect for driving around the cities in Europe cause the roads are so narrow and they park like tightasses. But using it to drive to another country isn’t as beneficial.
We drove out to Salzburg, Austria from Bratislava, Slovakia. A friend borrowed me his Garmin GPS navigator and we decided we'll make a weekend out of it, enjoy the scenic route instead of a flight.
Got to the border, was told I need to buy temporary registration sticker for the car. Only needed a 2 day, but was told 10 days was the minimum for 10 euros. Fair enough and gave the girl 10 euros. She then asked me if I wanted to change my euros to local currency. I said, which side of the border am I on, Slovakia or Austria, cause as I recall, in Austria they use Euros. She replied "yes, but here in the Czech Republic, we use Koruna’s." This stupid fucking Garmin piece of shit GPS unit took me through the Czech Republic to get to Austria when Austria is right next Slovakia. Vienna is like a 1 hour drive from Bratislava.
Anyway, I giggled back to the car and we kept driving. Now as I was saying about the car, nice for city driving, but when you are on a freeway and other cars are driving at an average of about 200Kmph, it can get a little scary.
It may ‘seem’ easy, but playing Daytona with the gear stick on the right side doesn’t help. You need to get used to the mirror locations driving on the left side of the car, as well as gear stick and making sure you are on the right side of the road.
Anyway, Salzburg. Just as nice as Vienna. According to Kim, the shops are nicer though. The home of The Sound of Music, Mozart. Even though pretzels and Hitler aren’t from Salzburg, they seem to be quite popular. Another beautiful city with plenty to do, food is ok, and locals are nice. Salzburg, like most of Austria is beautiful all year round, and quite cheap compared to other European countries (besides the $2 a litre petrol).
Like most other places I enjoy, its laid back. If you are a tourist that just wants to see famous monuments, maybe it’s not for you. If it weren’t for Mozart and the Sound of Music, Salzburg wouldn’t have as many tourists as they have now. But if you like Melbourne, then you will love Salzburg.
Yes, red lining every gear, and toping about 160ish on 5th gear. Even though the signs say 100, I am holding up traffic behind me as I am overtaking a bus going about 150.
Mozart's original piano.
We drove out to Salzburg, Austria from Bratislava, Slovakia. A friend borrowed me his Garmin GPS navigator and we decided we'll make a weekend out of it, enjoy the scenic route instead of a flight.
Got to the border, was told I need to buy temporary registration sticker for the car. Only needed a 2 day, but was told 10 days was the minimum for 10 euros. Fair enough and gave the girl 10 euros. She then asked me if I wanted to change my euros to local currency. I said, which side of the border am I on, Slovakia or Austria, cause as I recall, in Austria they use Euros. She replied "yes, but here in the Czech Republic, we use Koruna’s." This stupid fucking Garmin piece of shit GPS unit took me through the Czech Republic to get to Austria when Austria is right next Slovakia. Vienna is like a 1 hour drive from Bratislava.
Anyway, I giggled back to the car and we kept driving. Now as I was saying about the car, nice for city driving, but when you are on a freeway and other cars are driving at an average of about 200Kmph, it can get a little scary.
It may ‘seem’ easy, but playing Daytona with the gear stick on the right side doesn’t help. You need to get used to the mirror locations driving on the left side of the car, as well as gear stick and making sure you are on the right side of the road.
Anyway, Salzburg. Just as nice as Vienna. According to Kim, the shops are nicer though. The home of The Sound of Music, Mozart. Even though pretzels and Hitler aren’t from Salzburg, they seem to be quite popular. Another beautiful city with plenty to do, food is ok, and locals are nice. Salzburg, like most of Austria is beautiful all year round, and quite cheap compared to other European countries (besides the $2 a litre petrol).
Like most other places I enjoy, its laid back. If you are a tourist that just wants to see famous monuments, maybe it’s not for you. If it weren’t for Mozart and the Sound of Music, Salzburg wouldn’t have as many tourists as they have now. But if you like Melbourne, then you will love Salzburg.
Yes, red lining every gear, and toping about 160ish on 5th gear. Even though the signs say 100, I am holding up traffic behind me as I am overtaking a bus going about 150.
Mozart's original piano.
who does that????
