While I was perusing the slides of my Grandparents' visit to Austria in 1961, this one caught my eye. I remembered that Innsbruck had hosted the Winter Olympics several times. Perhaps, this is what made me save this photo vs. disposing of it like I did with all the other photos without people in them. Yes, I am still kicking myself for doing that five years ago.
So, when I found out that I would be traveling to Innsbruck this fall, the ski jump was definitely on my list of sites to see. Now, I guess it is not surprising that it doesn't quite look like that anymore. The photo below is the current ski jump (the 6th one that has been built). The current one is 14 years old. Our tour guide told us that the Innsbruck cemetery is below the ski jump so the jumpers can see the cemetery on their way down. I guess that gives them added impetus to jump correctly and not end up in the cemetery -- one way or another!
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