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Austrian Door - Old olive green door with white metalwork found in the streets of Salzburg, Austria. Taken in Salzburg, Austria. To read more a bout our trip click  here . You can buy this print  here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.                  Etsy             Instagram             Twitter                Redbubble               Zazzle               Society6                             

Two Days in Vienna

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The train from Salzburg to Vienna was two and a half hours long. We were in Vienna by late afternoon. We checked into our hotel Appartement Hotel an der Riemergasse. It was a two bedroom apartment that gave us room to spread out. After quickly freshening up we headed out to get a feel for the area and dinner. We walked towards to Opera House which has a large screen outside and you can stand and watch the opera live! The kids were not too impressed. We found a steak place nearby, Steak Point and had dinner. It was really good.. though M's potato did come with far far too much sour cream. Afterwards we headed to the original Sacher Cafe.. to try to original Sacher torte.. The cake consists of a dense chocolate cake with a thin layer of apricot jam on top, coated in dark chocolate icing on the top and sides. It is traditionally served with unsweetened whipped cream. The cafe was uber fancy.. unfortunately the torte was such a major disappointment. Four people, o

A Picturesque Day in Salzburg

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From Budapest we went to Salzburg. We choose to use the most recommended method of traveling between European cities, trains! Before we jump into the Salzburg I want to take a minute to talk about the trains. While there are many websites selling train tickets, most forums pushed to purchase directly from OBB the Austrian Federal Railway. The website was not too hard to use.. the tickets were not too expensive. It was a 5 hour journey from Budapest to Salzburg and we paid $23 per adult. Both children rode for free. Now here's the tricky part. After reading many forums there was a divided view on seat reservations. It cost $10 to reserve a seat, most said the trains are empty and you can just sit wherever you want until someone with a reservation for your seat shows up.. then just find another spot. This did not seem appealing with children and luggage.. plus what if we got on that particular train that had no empty seats! So we made reservations. But now here's the next tric