Great report, Ira.
1* Sorry that you seemed to miss out on Maximiliens at Zellenberg.
2* Did you eventually get to visit Riquewihr? Where there twenty+ coaches parked outside when you tried to visit?
3* I thought the Musee de l'Ecole in Nancy was the best 'specialist' museum that I visited in France, and Place Stanislaus might be one of the better town squares.
4* The cathedral at St Nicholas de Port was the first 'boomerang-shaped' church I ever visited. There have been others since: (Evreux, Quimper et al).
Someone must have stood on the builder's string-line!
5* We have also driven into Stuttgart, and did so three times, as the first two times we found ourselves heading out of town before we had actually arrived! Anyone who can understand the Stuttgart ring road is obviously a local of some duration!
Thanks again for the report.

Thanks for the tips, FSM.

Enjoy your visit.

Hi LMG,

I paid cash. They are too small to afford the CC charges.

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Hi adeb,

>Hi adeb,

>Great report, Ira.

Thanks.

>1* Sorry that you seemed to miss out on Maximiliens at Zellenberg.

We shall go there on our next visit in May, 2008/

>2* Did you eventually get to visit Riquewihr? Where there twenty+ coaches parked outside when you tried to visit?

I drove to R at about 07:30 and had a look around. By 10:30, it was pretty crowded and the bus parking lots were nearly full.

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Ira,

Thanks for all the hard work and time you spent on this report. Wonderful stuff. It's already filed. I enjoyed the photos portion also.

Glad you liked it, B.

Hello ira,

Just wanted to share with you a nice thing that has arisen from your trip report. DH and I were in Austria and Germany around the same time as you and your LW last year and we are returning in a few weeks for another 3-week trip in the area. DH will be turning 35 on said trip. He has always loved birds and has always wanted to see a falconry exhibit but the timing has never worked on prior trips. I was just re-reading your report this weekend and came across your description of the birds of prey exhibit at Hohenwerfen. I was able to rearrange our itinerary and we will be headed there on DH's birthday for a very special birthday surprise. I'm also using your Hallstatt restaurant recommendation info to plan a special birthday dinner. Many Thanks for both :-)

Hi TA,

I hope that you enjoy your visit as much as we did.

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Hello Ira,

I know you recommended Haus Am Moos for Salzburg, but they have been booked since the fall for our stay in May. Any other good ideas? If nothing specific, maybe recommend an area to focus on. We arrive May 17 and depart May 20 and it seems most hotels and B&B's are all booked.

Thanks!

Hi KM,

Other places we considered were:

www.amdom.at/index_en.html
www.berglandhotel.at/Infoengl.htm
www.blobergerhof.at/ueberuns-e.htm
www.ente.at/en-index.shtml
Top Hotel Mozart
www.stadtkrug.at/
http://members.eunet.at/weisses.kreuz/index_e.htm
www.salzburg-hotel.at/en-index.shtml

Good luck with your hunting.

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PS Did you ask the Strassers at the Am Moos for a recommendation?

Thank you, Ira. It looks like The Blobergerhof is going to work out. I'm a little concerned about the location but it looks like an outstanding Guesthouse!

ttt

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