Easter in Austria

Salzburg

We are a little slow getting around to posting this entry. Probably testimony to how busy work has been since we got back and how little energy I have left in the evening. My bedtime is about 9pm these days and I am ready to get horizontal already about 8pm. But better late than never...

Over the Easter holidays we went to Austria. I took off a few extra days from work so we had a week. The first 3 days we spent in Salzburg. Andreas had booked us into a nice bed & breakfast not far from the center so we were well placed to explore. We got a Salzburg card so had free entry to all of the museums and other activities, like a boat ride on the river. The weather was not great so we did not get up to the nearby mountain top, but saw plenty of museums, churchs, and old houses. Our favorite was the trick fountains at Hellbrunn Palace. The last night we attended a Mozart dinner concert (concert are better when there are food breaks says Andreas).

Hellbrunn

Hellbrunn 

On a snowy Easter Sunday we headed to Widenhofen an der Ybbs to visit our friends Thomas and Monika.

Thomas grew up in Waidhofen and was visiting his family for the holidays. They had invited us to join them for a few days. We enjoyed a relaxing Easter avoiding the snow and cold over good food and conversation. Although the day after was nicer and we visited Dürnstein and the ruins of the medival castle where Richard Lionheart was once held captive.

Our final two days we spent in Vienna. We say the fancy buildings along the Ring road, enjoyed the gardens at Schönbrunn, and biked along the Danube. All in all a nice get-away.