Unexpected emotional depth in Austria

I thought I was going to Austria for beaches, food, and Hallstatt village. I got all of those things. What I didn't expect was how emotionally affecting the trip would be. The history — particularly around Salzburg — hit in ways that good travel sometimes does.

coffee house culture was the moment that crystallised it. Standing there, eating Tafelspitz I'd bought from a street vendor, something clicked about why travel matters. 9 days and I came home genuinely changed. Some places do that to you.