My travel from Germany-Austria-Italy during Winter (Dec) 2003

I travelled from Munich to Venice through Austria by Train during December 2003. It is only about 500km but it took me officially around 18 hrs, but as i missed one of my connecting train at Salzbrug it took 6 more hours to reach there. From Salzburg, I wrongly took a train which was heading towards Vienna which is opposite to Salzbrug. I had to get down somewhere in between to take train back to Salzbrug at dead night in severely cold weather and continue my journey. It was such a nice journey then through Alps when i saw a Austrian city through the window hundred meters down the road. I suggest people this trip. Check a sample site: http://goeurope.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=goeurope&cdn=travel&tm=67&gps=360_585_1276_615&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p531.40.336.ip_&tt=29&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.ebepe.com/html/semmering_1e.html