Germany
The above pix are from our time in Germany, but now, were here in Salzburg, Austria and have had the most interesting supper encounters with foreigners. We got in last night at 8.00 and went out to grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant. We had to sit at another already occupied but not full table (they just seat you there and everyone is cool with it) and we sat with some Australians. They were so great...and so drunk.
We talked about our president, the war, Wal-mart, American stuff (they brought it up) and cultural issues. We had a blast. They took our picture and we took one of them too. They kissed us on the cheeks goodbye. And, we'll never see them again.
Today we visited Mozart's home and another museum. This is the first rainy day we've had and while it's put a little damper on things, Salzburg has blown us away. We love it's quaintness and history.
Vienna: We went to the Opera, Hofburg Treasury, Kunsthistorisches Museum, St. Stephan's Cathedral, Stephansplatz, Graben & Kohlmarkt (which is a pedestrian square and streets around the cathedral). For Die Zuberflute, we stood in the standing room only seats (also known as the cheap seats) with the international smell of welcome, body odor. We are getting used to the smell and it reminds me deeply of a post office experience in Tallinn, Estonia, on a very cold day with heavy coats and scarves on squished together with packages in hand.
Vienna was cool. Expensive, but cool. We very nearly slept on the streets because we couldn't find a place to sleep. We stayed at Pension Lindenhof right across the street from the S&M bar with tied-up Barbie dolls in strange garb. Weird, yes. We paid 65 Euro and ended up with a flooded shower and very strange plants in our room by the dozens. Worst.
Salzburg: We did the Mozartplatz, Residenz Platz, Residenz, Glockenspiel, Salzburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Cemetery, Getreidegasse, Toscanini Hof, Mozart's Birthplace and Wohnhaus (meaning his second home). We stayed at Hotel Goldene Krone about five blocks from the river with our 10% discount because of Rick. It was awesome. We ate at the 60-year-old Bosna Stand with the best spicy sausage I've ever tasted.
We like Salzburg better than Vienna actually.
We talked about our president, the war, Wal-mart, American stuff (they brought it up) and cultural issues. We had a blast. They took our picture and we took one of them too. They kissed us on the cheeks goodbye. And, we'll never see them again.
Today we visited Mozart's home and another museum. This is the first rainy day we've had and while it's put a little damper on things, Salzburg has blown us away. We love it's quaintness and history.
Vienna: We went to the Opera, Hofburg Treasury, Kunsthistorisches Museum, St. Stephan's Cathedral, Stephansplatz, Graben & Kohlmarkt (which is a pedestrian square and streets around the cathedral). For Die Zuberflute, we stood in the standing room only seats (also known as the cheap seats) with the international smell of welcome, body odor. We are getting used to the smell and it reminds me deeply of a post office experience in Tallinn, Estonia, on a very cold day with heavy coats and scarves on squished together with packages in hand.
Vienna was cool. Expensive, but cool. We very nearly slept on the streets because we couldn't find a place to sleep. We stayed at Pension Lindenhof right across the street from the S&M bar with tied-up Barbie dolls in strange garb. Weird, yes. We paid 65 Euro and ended up with a flooded shower and very strange plants in our room by the dozens. Worst.
Salzburg: We did the Mozartplatz, Residenz Platz, Residenz, Glockenspiel, Salzburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Cemetery, Getreidegasse, Toscanini Hof, Mozart's Birthplace and Wohnhaus (meaning his second home). We stayed at Hotel Goldene Krone about five blocks from the river with our 10% discount because of Rick. It was awesome. We ate at the 60-year-old Bosna Stand with the best spicy sausage I've ever tasted.
We like Salzburg better than Vienna actually.
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