Back to Zams...

While Brian was on his most recent vacation, we decided that we would head back to Zams, Austria... Back to the beginning of Brian's leg injury. Being that it's such a charming little village and Brian stayed there for a 10-day stretch and never once saw the actual city, we thought it would be nice to go back so that he could experience the city himself (rather than through all of the pictures I took of it! :)). So, we hopped into the car and headed into Austria for the day.

Now, Zams isn't all that big of a town, so it doesn't really take long to go through (i.e. if you blink as you drive through, you just might miss it. :)). It's a lovely little village, BUT, the most significant thing about the town (in our opinion at least) is that it has a cable car that takes you up to the top of the highest peak in the area... And that was what Brian wanted most of all... To get back into the mountains (without having to risk harming his leg again)! :)

So, upon our arrival in Zams, we drove through the downtown area so that Brian could see it, and then headed straight for the Venet Burgbahn, where we hopped onto a cable car that carried us up into the mountains...

We spent most of the afternoon hiking around the smaller trails at the top and taking in the beautiful scenery. (Actually... I took in the scenery, while Brian took bazillions of pictures of it! :)). And, I have to say, it felt so great to be back in the mountains!!

We've really gotten spoiled since living here... It's so easy to just head into the mountains for the day. I'm amazed at how quickly we became accustomed to this lifestyle, and how much we've both missed being in the mountains over the past few months. On a good note though, Brian's leg is healing up quite well, so we're hoping to be able to get back into the mountains for a few hikes before the end of summer/fall... Let's keep our fingers crossed! :)

Here's a few pictures we took of our day in Zams... Enjoy!

The view from the cable car at the top...

Gorgeous! :)

While I sat and enjoyed the scenery, this is what Brian spent most of his time doing... Taking lots and lots of pictures! :)

He was so happy to be back in the mountains! Although, I have to admit, it made him a little agitated to have to take the cable car up... He wanted to be able to hike up... All in due time! :)

Brian with getting creative with his photography while we were up there! :)

We both felt like little kids in a candy store while we were up there! :)

The beautiful serenity of the mountains... Love it!