AIR TIMES: • August 16, 2008 11:00 PM EST • August 17, 2008 2:00 AM EST

We begin our journey in the Tyrol Alps, with ski lessons, a home-cooked Tyrolean meal and an alpine valley tour via horse-drawn carriage. Next it's on to Salzburg, home to the melodious sounds of Mozart and the delicious chocolate treats known as Mozartkugeln. Then it's off to Vienna for eons of architecture, and homemade wine and food at a heurigen, or wine pub.

Resources

Accommodations and food:

Hotel Europa Tyrol
Innsbruck, Austria
http://www.europatyrol.com/

Hotel Crowne Plaza Salzburg
http://www.salzburg.crowneplaza.com/

Hotel Rathaus Wein & Design
Vienna, Austria
http://www.hotel-rathaus-wien.at/

Heuriger Wolff wine grower's inn
Vienna, Austria
http://www.wienerheuriger.at/

Babu bar, club and restaurant
Vienna, Austria
http://www.babu.at/

Café Konditorei Fürst Salzburg confectioner
Salzburg, Austria
http://www.original-mozartkugel.com/

Attractions:

Stubai Glacier skiing
Innsbruck, Austria
Phone: +43 650 5231909
http://www.stubaier-gletscher.com/

Kunsthistorisches Museum (art history)
Wien, Austria
http://www.khm.at/

Johann Strauss Wohnung Museum
Vienna, Austria
http://www.aeiou.at/js-mus-k.htm/

Museum Wien
Vienna, Austria
http://www.wienmuseum.at/

Postkutscherhof, Horse Carriages
Axams, Austria
http://www.postkutscherhof.com/

Naturhistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/

KunstHausWien, museum of modern art
Vienna, Austria
http://www.kunsthauswien.at/

Stiftskeller St.Peter dinner concert
Salzburg, Austria
http://www.mozartdinnerconcert.com/

Trip planning:

Austrian Air
http://www.austrianair.com/

Austrian Tourist Office
New York City
http://www.austria.info/

Tourism Board of Neustif, Austria
http://www.neustift.com/

Innsbruck Tourism Board
Innsbruck, Austria
http://www.innsbruck.info/

Panoramatours Salzburg bus tours and coach service
Salzburg, Austria
http://www.panoramatours.com/

Hertz car rental
Salzburg, Austria
http://www.hertz.at/