Saturday, October 5, 2013

Leonard Christmas Vacation 2012: Prague and Vienna

For the Leonard Christmas Vacation 2012, we chose Prague and Vienna for our travels.
Prague
Absolutely beautiful place.  The Christmas Markets are closer together and make it easier to travel around the center of the city. We enjoyed walking through the mix of old and new.  Excellent food and beer!

Vienna

Many of the smaller markets in Vienna close on Dec 23rd and so we missed them in 2011. In order to see more Christmas Markets, we decided to travel earlier.

The Christmas Market Spittelberg was our favorite. It is a funky little market that winds through the streets of the neighborhood. We loved the food, people, and crafts in this market.

Our next favorite was the Christmas Market at Karlskirche. This market focuses on European arts and crafts and the church made an excellent backdrop.

We went to many more markets and had a wonderful time. Vienna is our favorite Christmas destination, our Christmas mug collection is out of hand, and we have so many wonderful memories!