Hi Tom,

Reading your blog makes me hungry.

Although, I've only been in Vienna on a river cruise, my parents and I frequently visited Austria when we lived in Nurnburg. Alas, it was in the fairly early 50's and because of my father's rank and security clearance he was not permitted to be in Vienna.

As a child, I was a very picky eater. Really good German and Austrian food changed that!

Oh, those pastries! Sacher Torte gets all the press. We've always found it to be rather tasteless and dry. There are so many other wonderful choices.

The Christmas Markets are amazing in both Germany and Austria!

AND the cathedrals are really cold. I still remember how cold after all these years.

Sue