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Greetings from lovely Austria - finally here!

We have finally arrived in Austria! The journey took much longer than expected, but what does it matter when you have arrived? Now we are in lovely Austria, where we will spend a few days.

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Change of flight time ... and hanging out in the lounge

We got up super early in the morning (as so often when flying) and went to Arlanda. There we quickly discovered that our flight had changed departure time, from 8:50 to 13:30 ...

Probably the airline had sent out information about this somehow, but it had not reached us. In fact, this flight has been a bit of a mess. We should have travelled a year ago, but then we got COVID-19 and had to postpone the trip for a year. And yes, now we don't really know what happened ...

The most disappointing thing about not getting away as planned was that we missed a guided tour of Bregenz, which we had been looking forward to. But what do you do at an airport when you have half a day to kill? Well, you book yourself into the lounge ...

Peter is tired ... but has a new hairstyle? Yes, we'll tell you more soon ...!

We paid around SEK 350 per person for the SAS lounge at Arlanda. Since it was for so many hours, we thought it was worth it. We had both breakfast and lunch in the lounge. In addition, it is quiet and comfortable and there are electrical outlets almost everywhere.

Breakfast in the lounge ... with a new hairstyle
And then lunch in the same lounge ...

Flights to Zurich

In the end, it was at last time to leave. We were going to Austria, but in this case Zurich, which belongs to Switzerland, is a good place to continue. On the plane, I (Helena) took the opportunity to read a newly purchased suspense novel set in the Swiss Alps. Appropriate, isn't it?

In Zurich we had to pause for a while to wait for a suitable train.

Here we each had a beer and some snacks in the form of bread and olives.

Train journey from Zurich to Bregenz

From Zurich, Switzerland, we then took a train to Bregenz, Austria, which was an easy and comfortable train journey of one hour and 15 minutes. After that we were at last arrived in Austria, where a representative of the local tourist office, with which we cooperate, met us and drove us to the hotel where we will be staying.

Finally arrived in Austria

We really like Austria, so it's great to be here again. The hotel, Hotel Rösle Au in the Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg, also really offers that lovely relaxed alpine feeling that you want.

We have had time to settle into the cosy room and have a really good dinner in the restaurant.

A very tasty potato soup for a starter

Beyond the hotel, however, we have not had time to see anything at all yet, as we arrived so late that it was dark. Today we will look around much more, and soon we will also tell you more about our experiences! You can also follow the trip on Instagram, at @freedomtravelnews.

For the main course, Helena chose a vegetarian version of the dish "gröstl", with camembert cheese.

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