Salzburg 1/16/10

Today we visited some glacier called the Salzkammergut, which was basically a frozen lake. We took an hour long bus ride to get there, afterwards stopping for lunch in one of the towns. I ordered the Cordon Bleu which was pretty good, although the meat and potatoes really appealed to me after I saw what it looked like. Everyone at my table was digging my French fries. I will admit that they did have a good color to them and didn’t look like they’d been pre-made. The Kaiser beer today was definitely a step up from that of yesterday. Alas it is the last of the free drinks that Jim and Eva are paying for.

Afterwards we went on a sleigh ride through the country. There were three sleighs with at least 11 of us each in them. After that ride I’m definitely happy that I brought a beanie with me. I was originally hesitant packing the thing as I’m not a hat person (I’m gonna have to get used to hat hair here) but now I’m thankful Mom suggested it to me. That ride was freezing. My face and fingertips were the coldest parts of my body, even though I am wearing full-fingered gloves. That ride has convinced me to get a scarf next chance I get. The scenery was very nice all blanketed with snow. It reminds me of those Christmas village models that people set up in their homes around the holidays with the buildings, trees and ice skaters that move. When we were done, we were dropped off where we had started and served warm wine. Took some getting used to, but not bad although I used it more for a hand warmer.

Afterwards we stopped at a supermarket to do weekend shopping since most stores are closed on Sundays for religious services (although Europe is less religious than the US). Apparently we have to weigh our vegetables ourselves to get a tag for the cashier as we found out. This was really weird to us.