Gaisberg Mountain, Austria

This will go down as the most spectacular view...ever. Rachael, CJ, Drew, Tyler, and I hiked up Gaisberg, a mountain in Salzburg, last weekend. The trail was straight up-hill, but after hiking 1,288 meters, we made it above the clouds. I could not believe my eyes. Just a couple hundred meters down the fog was so heavy we coudnt even see 5 feet ahead of us. 

We conquered our first Austrian mountain after 2 hours (proud of us, rache). Sunset was incredible up above the clouds!nSmart us though, missed the last bus going down the mountain so guess what...we had to hike down the mountain...in the dark...with intense fog. And yes, I fell...on my butt. Worth it.

Also, fun fact, Kendall Jenner posted a picture at Gaisberg the next day, guess she was trying to find me or something. Sorry we missed each other by a day, Ken. 

hey rache, youre a babe

SUN!

above the clouds

made it to the top

so cool.

drew taking selfies as usual 

yeah i model for northface now

what a goober

my hiking buddy, travel buddy, and best franddd awww

xo, albs

Two Months Gone

Vienna, Paris, Amsterdam, and Budapest. I think October will go down as the best month…ever…like ever. I think I spent more time at the airport and on trains than I did in Salzburg in October and it was incredible. Needless to say, this month flew by.

Two Months Gone from Alba Quezada on Vimeo.

Before I left to come to Austria, my friend Kat wrote me three letters: one for when i got to Austria, one for my second month and a third one that says "almost time to come home to me YIPEEE". I remember looking at these and thinking to myself, woah, its gonna take forever to open these. HA nope. I opened my last letter last week and I may or may not have teared up a little.

Salzburg is home. It is crazy to think that this journey is coming to an end in just 32 short days. I am convinced that I will have to be dragged out of here kicking and screaming on to my flight back home. Ive gotten so used to living here. The people, the scenery, the language (or lack there of on my part...), the coffee/ pastries, running to get to the bus, drinking wine with meals, everything.

I was telling Rachael we should start writing a list of things we are going to miss when we get back home and when we began naming a few we both just sat there quietly, realizing we have only a short month left of this. My last 68 days across the Atlantic Ocean have been some of the best days of my twenty years. I'm not ready to leave yet, Salzburg.

With this said, here goes to the last 29 days left of my adventure abroad. Next time I write my
month-er post I will probably be crying over the keyboard (too dramatic?)

xo, albs