It has to be one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. Even their airport is scenic!
The city has many small, winding streets, with little shops and cafés advertised by wrought iron signs. This one had very artistic bread (and excellent cookies!).
For breakfast, we had the classic warm apple strudel
and Sacher Torte, another traditional Austrian treat: chocolate cake made with a layer of apricot jam under the frosting. They were both delicious.
That afternoon we took a cable-car ride up a mountain, to 1800 meters above sea level.
The views were stunning.
When we got back down, we headed to the fortress, built over 900 years ago.
This picture is especially for my dad:
The castle crest included a very majestic...turnip.
Walking though the courtyards felt like stepping back in time to a Medieval village.
For dinner, we wanted to try some traditional Austrian fare. After a brief misunderstanding during which we nearly ordered bread made with pork fat (delicious I'm sure), we got dumplings with cheese and crunchy onions.
It was a lot like macaroni and cheese: melty, gooey, hot, cheesy, and amazing.
The next day, before heading to Berlin, we stopped by the Stiegl Brewery for a tour and beer tasting. I tried one that was lemon-flavored. I'm not usually a fan of beer, and when I do drink it I like the Belgian fruit beers, but even I could tell this was bad. It tasted like a half-beer half-7-Up mixture. The elderberry beer was tasty though, and the house chocolate stout was too strong for my liking, but seemed like a more reasonable concoction.
Then we were on to Munich for more treats and exploring!
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