This morning several of us took an optional visit to Bratislava, Slovakia (formerly Pressburg until 1919). It's about an hour from Vienna and a wonderful town. The tour started at St. Martin's church, which is far below Bratislava Castle, and a Holocaust memorial.
Next we walked up several of the small old town streets to see the palace where Mozart played his first concert at the age of 6 in 1762. We also saw St. Michael's Tower and gate, as well as several unique bronze statues placed throughout.
The tour ended up at the Opera House where there was somewhat of a Christmas market. I tried a Lokse (a potato-crepe filled with jam and topped with poppy seeds. Pretty darn good!
We returned to Vienna and I headed for the Christmas market at Schonbrunn Palace. It was disappointing but still enjoyable. Took a couple of metro changes but still didn't take long to get there. Schonbrunn is a beautiful place. Left here and went back to the market at Karlsplatz and decided I'm marketed out. Yes, I know that's hard to believe. But had to get back and decide how to get this stuff home.
Tomorrow morning it's home for this girl. Bring on Mexican food!!!!!!!
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