Vienna to Salzburg

 After breakfast and a bit of packing, Dale and I took one final stroll around old town Vienna.

We started out with two goals in mind. One to exchange more US cash for Euros and second to buy more chocolate. We had almost finished what we were traveling with and wanted to get some more to tide us over until Brugge.

On our walk we passed this candy store. It was not open yet, but the window displays were fun. 

I did get a lot of glare and reflections, but you get the idea

We walked a street I had not been on yet. This church’s painting on front caught my eye

Wandering down the pedestrian shopping way looking for an exchange. The first one we found was such a bad exchange rate, we passed it by. The next on was reasonable, so we changed some cash.

We passed this water well. It was called Donnerbrunnen and is from 1737. It is in the middle of this pedestrian shopping way

We wandered down the street and made a purchase of three candy bars at the Lindt chocolate shop.

This shop I saw and just snapped this picture. It was across the street from where we picked up some of our favorite European cheese.

The buildings are really decorated

Even a bunch of the tables of this restaurant are in the spirit 

We ended up back at the Christmas market by St Stephan Cathedral 

Dale pointed out to me that the roof tiles on the Cathedral created a picture.

We found a couple of stall that had made in Vienna goods. The lady manning this shop and her family made all of these products.

I bought a baby snow globe from one of the stalls. I found out that the first snow globe was invented in Vienna more than a hundred years ago by Erwin Perry. This snow globe was manufactured by the inventor's grandson.

Here is the story

These are the hand painted beechwood ornaments we bought from the artist at her stall

These were are mugs from the Christmas markets

This is an incense burner we bought from the above stall

The train station was getting their Christmas lights up too

The three photos are from the train as we traveled from Vienna to Salzburg 

A set of buildings as we came into the old town section of Salzburg

Our rooms are in a six hundred year old hotel

It is very lovely with tons of antiques, but enough modern conveniences 

To make it very comfortable 

How long since you saw a phone like the one in our room? (If ever)

I think this make’s coffee, but it just is for decoration for me

Our room number, we are on the third floor only about seven rooms a floor and I think less than 40 in total

After dinner we went for a stroll. This is looking left when you step out our hotel doors

This is the view right. There are Christmas lights strung over the street, but they were not on toning

Almost across the street from us is this place

At the end of the road out one end we found this

This square has been taken over for holiday fun

Ice skating

Visiting

And of course food and drinks

This place was down a side street

Most stores were closed, but we had a nice time just strolling and enjoying a pleasant 45 degree night

This is a small Christmas Market that is being set up near us.

All of the markets seem to be opening here on November 23, which is our last day here, so it will probably be a busy day, trying to hit the two major markets and a couple of nearby smaller ones.

This is our hotel

On our pillows tonight from turndown service.