Cheaper still would be to take a student ship to Rotterdam, or one of the French ports and taking a train to Austria. The train from London to Vienna costs $102.88, first class, or $60.35 second class. Nothing, of course, is wrong about taking second class on a European train. Only millionaires, movie stars, and suckers ride first class. From Cherbourg to Vienna is $48.05 second class. From Rotterdam to Vienna is $39.91. If you come up from the south the cost of train fare from Rome to Vienna is $80.00 second class. Driving your own car, scooter or motorcycle in Austria couldn't be simpler. Your American (or Canadian) driver's license is good and your regular registration papers are all that is needed to take your car across the border. On top of this, Austria has the cheapest gasoline in Europe. Which still isn't cheap by our standards, about $5 a gallon. As I write this the Austrians are nearing completion of a super-highway which will run from Vienna to Salzburg and eventually to the Swiss border, so I understand. But even without this super-dooper highway, the roads aren't too bad in Austria if you don't get off the main highways. If you are driving an American type car, I can't recommend that you take the narrow, winding, mountain roads. They were built for European sized vehicles. Service stations are plentiful and you can get free road maps through the Austrian State Tourist Dept, 11 East 52nd Street, N.Y.C. § THE AUSTRIANS. Theoretically the Austrians are a branch of the Germans. The name of their country means "Eastern Germany." However, in spite of the fact that the language has no differences, Austrians and Germans are nearly as different as Greeks and Norwegians. It's a matter of gemuetlichkeit. It's a matter of an easy going, kindly, friendly, gay approach to life. You find little grimness among the Austrians. They love life, nature, good food, good drink, good companionship. They're in no hurry, either to get rich or to get to whatever destination they might have at the time.
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