The Adventure begins!! In Germany, most offices close down during Christmas time. We decided to take advantage of this Christmas break and take a little trip to Vienna and Salzburg. We are excited to travel to the land of beautiful music and Christmas markets.
We traveled by train, leaving early this morning, first catching the U-Bahn from our apartment to the main train station downtown.
Here is the Hauptbahnhof (main train station). It’s beautiful and it’s like a little city, a Mecca for travelers.
Inside it’s like shopping mall inside, with lots of food vendors and shops. We got there early enough to find our way around and have ample time to find the right tracks for our departure. There are zero places to sit in the Bahnhof (unless you are sitting at a food place eating their food).
Germany is festive at Christmas time. I was thrilled to see a large wood-carved Nativity reminding us of the reason for the festivity.
As you can see below, there are lots of tracks that come into this train station.
Here is the ICE train we took (Inter City Express). These ICE trains don’t stop at every single town, they are generally much faster. You can reserve a seat in economy or first class.
It felt much like being in a small airplane, as far as the seating. The travel was as smooth as glass and I felt right at home watching a traveling companion working with her hands, making socks. Many people around us are traveling to spend Christmas with their families.
We arrived in Vienna at about 5:00 p.m., rested and excited.
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