This was our first Christmas without being with family (ever for either of us), so Lisa and I decided to travel for the holiday season. Given we are on this side of the world we did not want to miss out on seeing one of the most beautiful cities in Europe: Vienna, Austria. Vienna is only a 10 hour drive from Sofia, so we decided to take the trip. Given Budapest, Hungary is on the way – we also decided to stay there for a couple of days along the way. We chose to go to Vienna because of its reputation and it being within a “days” drive. Austria is also a Roman Catholic country and was never under communist rule – thus the tradition and celebration of Christmas is alive and well within Vienna.
Given Budapest, Hungary was on the way to Vienna, we decided to stay there for two days. What a wonderful surprise. Budapest has amazing architecture and most of it’s historical buildings are still standing. Budapest is built on the Danube River and has some remarkable views. We will post pictures and write more soon.
Vienna, or Wein as the locals like to call it, lived up to our expectations. It too is steep in history, culture and architecture. Vienna was all dressed up for Christmas and it definitely gave you that yuletide feeling. We also spent a day a Schombrum Palace – learning the history of the Hapsburg Empire and snacking on roasted chestnuts at the local Christmas market.
Below is a link to our pictures. We plan to post more details soon, but we wanted to let you all know how we spent this years Christmas.
We hope that you too have had a wonderful Christmas holiday with your family.
We feel so blessed that the Lord has allowed us the opportunity to explore some wonderful sites on this side of the world. We feel privileged for being able to take this trip and it has been a wonderful distraction from not being home for Christmas with all of you.
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