IMG_2898 The Brenner Pass opened as a mule and cart track in 2 AD
IMG_2899 It is one of the lowest passes and is a major crossing
IMG_2900
IMG_2901 The old road through the valley, pre Europa Bridge
IMG_2902 Trucks in a blockade of foreign trucks in the Brenner Pass
IMG_2904 Europa Bridge (Europabrücke) across the Wipp Valley
IMG_2906
IMG_2907 Mount Isel (Bergisel) Olympic ski jump (1964 and 1968)
IMG_2908 Wilton, the entrance to Innsbrück, an elegant alpine city surrounded by ski areas
IMG_2910
IMG_2911 Triumphforte. The 750 year old south city gate, renovated in 1765 to Rococo style in tribute to the marriage of Maria Theresia's son
IMG_2912 Our hotel window flowers and our coach