Summary and Videos

Quick summary.

• 33 days, Alps in 4 countries
• N'ern Italy, Austria, SW Germany, Switzerland
  


• 270+ miles (average 8 miles per day).


• Just under 600,000 steps


• 101,000 feet in ascend/descend --- without injury :)


• Pedometer worked great. GPS confirmed daily mileage.


• A thumbs up to Leki (model Makalu) hiking sticks. Awesome, durable.
  
• Favorite pics (Picasa web album)

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We took around 25 little video clips in the different areas (listed below). Our cameras did a pretty good job, but you may need to resize your viewing window or in the bottom right corner hit the down arrow key and select 'View in Original Size' in order to get maximum resolution. Let me know if it is not streaming properly, or is quirky.

• Rome Track Meet (one legged runner)


• Rome- Javelin Injury


• Rome. The Forum


• Rome. Boy playing accordian (for money)


• Rome. Ancient ruin where Caesar was killed.


• Rome. The Pantheon


• Florence- old bridge and river


• Cafe in Florence with Musicians


• Cinque Terra (Vernazza) village on ocean beneath hills at noon.


• Dolomites (Video of Val Gardena loop)


• Long horn video (I need to get the correct name of these instruments)


• Dolomites: Mother and young daughter descending over a 1000 feet from the summit.


• Dolomites: 360 degree video from summit of Gran Cir (peak in the Dolomites)


• Salzburg, Old Town panarama


• Salzburg, outdoor concert. Middle school playing Abba hit.


• Salzburg, street performer playing glasses (with water)


• Salzburg, street performer playing harp. This guy is good.


• Hallstatt, Austria: Outdoor Internet Cafe during a rainstorm on the lake


• Gliders over Ehrenburg Ruins (near Reutte, Austria)


• 360 panarama from our Pension below the Ehrenburg ruins.


• Swiss Dancers (on National Holiday)


• Swiss Holiday. Cowbell March. Amazing.


• Murren, Switz. Pension Sonnenburg panaroma of Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau.


• Shilthorn (summit). Panarama of Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau, and more.


• Cows, high alpine valley, and mountain views above Murren


• Scuol, Switz. Tiny picturesque village in the Silvretta Alps.