Vienna

📌 Our last stop in Europe, Vienna! The city was lovely and diverse, you could see the clear power that the former monarchy left upon the city with the grand buildings and squares whilst you could also see how the city is often considered most liveable with its brilliant transport, housing and diverse clean districts.

📌 One of the days we had a full 6 hour food tour booked for free (thanks intrepid)! The tour was excellent, it took us to places all around the city that were all family run. There were plenty of sweets, drinks, delicious traditional food such as schnitzel and strudel. The other guests were from Florida and Virginia USA and they were super nice. It was a day well spent, with the highlight being a local stand that had been serving sausages, goulash, horse meat and pork for over 40 years! Chloe found a new love for horseradish also.

📌 Vienna was one of the few cities where Christmas markets had kicked off in full swing and we were so glad as we hadn't accounted for this when planning! They were absolutely stunning, being a large capital, they were much larger than last year's Baltics and of course more crowded, but they were really grand thanks to literally being in front of grand palaces and town halls. It was a really special end to the holiday and our time in Europe, and despite being quite commercial it's definitely an experience I would recommend to anyone once in their lifetime! 🥰Read more