I had only planned on traveling a max of 80 km a day but I broke the rule when I saw pictures these guys had of Hallstatt. Take a feast on this gem of a town tucked in the high mountains.
It kind of awestruck me when we arrived. We stayed in a guest house for $235 a night for three beds and a bath. They are more like our vacation rentals. The first day we didn’t waste any time and visited the world’s oldest salt mine. Hallstatt has been a salt mining town for over 7,000 years. We took the full tour of the mines it was only €8.50 per adult. We even saw the corpse that was discovered in 1734. The body was oddly shaped but well preserved due to being in a salt deposited. Man in Salt is what he is called…CREPPY. On the lighter side the mine was very interesting and the history was awesome to learn about. Plus we slide down a giant slide into the mine. We ate dinner at the historic Rudolfsturm Tower, once the fortification that defended the mining area against invaders. The view was great for the village of Hallstatt and its lake. Here it is below
I had the Reinanke or trout from the lake. It was €13.80 for the fish and a glass of wine. The view was well worth it. I asked the waiter jokingly if everything comes out really salty due to how much they love salt here. He was very concerned until he understood my sarcasm. The fish was perfect not at all salty. To finish the day we went to the picturesque square in Hallstatt. It is really a touristy part of town but still seems genuine. We strolled downtown visiting a few store and candy shops. It such a cool place the entire town was copied in China. That tells you how unbelievable this place really is. http://www.hallstatt.net/about-hallstatt/sehenswertes-en-US/familienerlebnis-salzwelten-en-US/ http://www.rudolfsturmhallstatt.at/index.php?lng=en http://business.financialpost.com/2012/06/05/china-unveils-knockoff-version-of-an-entire-austrian-village/
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