Today was our Salzburg day! After a lovely day in Munich yesterday, we decided to board a train and head to Austria! It had been since 2018 since we had been in Salzburg and we were very excited to return.
When we first arrived, there was still a little snow, so we got to see a little bit of a snowy Salzburg.
This is always such a gorgeous view. The snow makes it even prettier.
We walked through the old town to the market. We stopped so that I could buy a few ornaments and then quickly stumbled into the main market.
The Salzburg Cathedral is the central backdrop of the market. It is such a beautiful market.
The Salzburg Christkindlmarkt
The last time we were in this market was in 2018. We had this giant pretzel that was doughy, cheezy, and had crumbles of bacon. It was amazing. I had thought about it many times since then. One of the main things on my agenda in Salzburg was to find the pretzel stand and get one. Well, I found it.
So very excited about this pretzel!!
One of the other things we did in this market versus the others was that we did not have gluhwein. I had hot Aperol and Ken had hot orange punch. They were both delicious and it was fun to enjoy something hot besides gluhwein.
Some of the cute stalls and architecture in Salzburg.
Ken enjoying his hot orange punch
The market was steadily busy but it is pretty spread out so it did not seem super crowded.
I was lovely the live Christmas Carols
Midday we left the market and walked to our beloved Augustiner brewery. Of all of the breweries we have visited, this one is Ken's favorite. It opens at 3:00 pm most days and we arrived shortly after it opened.
The view looking back at old town on our way to Augustiner.
The inside is very charming with all the dark wood.
Ken was loving his one liter of beer in one of his favorite places!
After eating at the brewery, we walked back to the old town to enjoy the market at night. I ended up buying a few to bring home from the market.
Christmas trees for sale. I may have sang Christmas Tree Farm to Ken a few times. He is so lucky.
Delicious treats
The Salzburg Christmas Market at night
We found a little table and stood and enjoyed our hot drinks taking in the atmosphere. There is nothing quite like these markets. It is so fun just to take in the environment with a hot drink.
I loved all of the lights. See the ground? That was ice!
The beautiful Salzburg Cathedral
We loved our time in Salzburg! It was such a lowkey-amazing day.
I love the lights along the streets on the way out of the old town.
Looking back at the fortress on our walk back to the train station.
Something that I want to be sure to remember is that we ended up on the incorrect train back to Munich. We had the Bavarian ticket and I was under the impression that all trains that have an R meant Regional and that we could ride them with our ticket. I was wrong. We ended up getting kicked off the train.
We had to wait for another Regional train to come along. While we were waiting at the train station, we watched a drunk guy take a header directly into the train tracks. Ken and a German guy had to pull him up out of the tracks to keep from getting hit by a train. It was quite crazy. Not sure how he and his drunk friend were going to make it home. I am sure he woke up the next more with quite a headache at the very least!
Our adventures to Salzburg did not disappoint and I look forward to another visit!
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