DAY 6 / FRIDAY / SEPTEMBER 23 INNSBRUCK, CAPITAL OF THE TYROL OVERNIGHT IN INNSBRUCK Innsbruck, capital of the Habsburg Empire under Maximilian I, is today the capital of Tirol, one of Austria's nine provinces.   The Tyrol is 4,883 square miles, about the size of the state of Connecticut, with a population of about 600,000. Innsbruck is a comfortable city of about 125,000.   Mountain peaks surround Innsbruck and the views are spectacular from almost any spot in the city.   Innsbruck preserves its medieval core, the historic Old Town with narrow, irregular streets.   The Goldenes Dachl (Little Golden Roof) is the city's landmark, built in 1500.   Don't miss the Hofkirche, with its 28 larger-than-life bronze statues, called "The Black Men," and the tomb of the Tyrol's most famous patriot, Andreas Hofer . Tribute to Andreas Hofer   Berg Isel is the site of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic games -- and the scene of three famous battles fought during the struggle for Tyrolean independence from Bavaria in 1809.   The giant statue of Andreas Hofer proclaims his fight for "Gott, Kaiser und Vaterland."   Innsbruck is a good place to buy lederhosen or a dirndl to wear on the rest of the tour to put yourself in an alpine mood.   The modern Hilton Innsbruck hotel is set in the heart of the Olympic city with the Tyrolean Alps as a backdrop. Austria's largest casino adjoins the hotel.

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