Austria is a beautiful country full of green landscapes, small villages, and lots of cows. Interesting thing about this country, everything is closed on Sunday. Including grocery stores. I found out from a cab driver they can only be opened 72 hours a week. Not sure why, but that’s what he told me. If you need anything you are out of luck. The only places I did see opened were gas stations and the convenience stores attached to them.

We spent some time in 2 villages while driving towards Salzburg. St. Wolfgang was the first one. A small village in central Austria. Lots of biking, walking and hiking and also a very popular ski resort in the winter. One of the shop owners told me that after a 2 year break they finally able to have their Christmas Marts this year. She said,it was to be bigger and better. We drove to Halstaat after a couple of days. Because of their beautiful lake there are lots of water sports and camping. It is also a World Heritage Site.

We only had 2 days in Salzburg. We had been there before so we had already done some touristy things. This time we chose to go to the Eagles Nest. I have always been hesitant about going there, just because of the evil presence that had been inside that place. He never liked it. Only went there 14 times. Didn’t like heights, hated the cold, and was claustrophobic. The fireplace, the elevator which has brass walls to make it seem bigger are the original pieces. The small tea room and conference room are now restaurants. Because of the rainy weather, I never saw the actual building, nor the towns down below. I was hoping to see more of the inside. Now we are off to Germany.