Our Xmas holiday actually started in Gatwick... We made our way to a hotel in Gatwick the night before we flew out to ensure we would be able to make it to the airport with no train disruptions from all the snow we had.
Vienna was the first stop on the journey for 2 nights (23rd & 24th of Dec). The Xmas lights in Vienna were amazing and there were more markets than you could possibly imagine! I think I saw more markets in 2 days than some people would see in a lifetime. The weather was unusually mild, on one day we got a barmy 9 degrees, but this was all about to change as there was a cold front on its way and the mercury dropped faster than prices on Xmas decorations post boxing day.
Hotel Austria was a great location, right in the middle of the town so a short walk from everything. They had all the mod cons and should also be commended on their heating system- it was so hot in the room we had to sleep with the window open.
The Christmas decorations around the city were very impressive, you are also able to pick up Christmas trees in the main centre of town, they are of course not exactly bargain prices e.g. a 1m tall tree was about 60 Euros and then the price went up to 150 euros for a good 2.5m tree.
China town in Vienna
Above- Upper Bellvedere Palace (this place has nothing to do with the Vodka, apparently that's from Poland!) Huge grounds and pretty impressive structure.
Above- The food stalls and markets were everywhere.
Above- not sure what the guy down the bottom of the picture bent over is doing.
Above- Laura samples some of the fried potatoes and chestnuts on offer.
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