During the week after Salzburg and before Vienna, I took a hike up Book Mountain with some friends. Why the name Book Mountain? At the top of this mountain, there is a book which those who climb register their names in. I have not gotten up to the top to sign the book yet, but I will before the semester is over. :) We hiked to the halfway point: the Iron Cross.
Here are some pictures of the hike up.
My household back on main campus is called "Warriors of the Word," and we have a thing for swords. So when I saw this cross that is meant to be placed in the ground, that looks legitimately like a sword, too, I got super excited. Haha! "It's a freakin' sword!!"
After Vienna, on a gorgeous spring day, I went with three good friends of mine to the Iron Cross again. It was such a nice day that we didn't want to let it slip away without enjoying the beauty of nature.
I have to say, while very fun, the hike was tiring. I always seem to end up far behind everyone else. Heh.
"Man, am I outta shape!"
But adventures are about getting out there and getting tired by having fun.
And getting to the Cross was totally worth it! Such a great moment, and so many wonderful pictures. :) Memories are wonderful things.
"Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, Who leads me into light."
The weekend after Vienna, I stayed back in Gaming due to several tentative plans falling through. But God had a plan in all of it. Had I not stayed back, I wouldn't have been available for a Skype interview for a job possibility for the summer, which I was accepted for!! Praise the Lord! I'm excited and looking forward to new adventures this summer.
On the Friday of that weekend, we decided to take a hike out to the waterfall. Well, this ended up being more than a hike to the waterfall because we took a wrong turn and kept going up and up and up the mountain until we finally came to a barrier that wouldn't allow us to go any further. So we turned back, and found the right crossroads, and the right path to the waterfall. We were walking for 2 1/2 hours, so my legs were none to happy towards the end, but it was a grand adventure nonetheless. :)
So, heh, funny story. There was a sign on the tree by the path down to the place where we found this little grotto of sorts. Come to find out later, that, in German, that sign meant: No trespassing. Oops. But it was pretty!!
As we were hiking the final stretch to the waterfall, I was feeling really tired and sore; but as soon as I saw the waterfall, I got an inexplicable burst of energy and ran down to the base of it. Haha! I would have loved to jump in and gotten wet, but it was really cold down there, so I thought that probably wasn't a wise idea. I want to go back once it's warmer, though, and jump in the water.
This is my little friend, Gaming, who I bought in a school supplies' store the day before. He came to the waterfall with me.
COMING SOON! ROME AND ASSISI PILGRIMAGE!!
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