Vienna - AUSTRIA!
Lynette and I were very excited for our next leg of the journey, as our eldest son Joshua joined us in Vienna. What a wonderful way to meet up on the other side of the world! Our Airbnb was an apartment with water views directly on the The Alte Donau (Old Danube). When we woke up in the morning to a spectacular sunrise, we noticed what looked like lots of birds walking on water. We quickly realised parts of the lake were actually frozen, something we have never seen before. On our first day we stumbled upon Franziskanerkirche (Franciscan Monastery Church) a beautiful 400 year old church which is very popular for weddings in the summer. No surprises there! I would love to photograph a wedding there. We discovered more beautiful Christmas markets along the way. Lynette had always wanted to taste roasted chestnuts and there was a stall roasting them the traditional way. These were called Maroni chestnuts and are a cultivar of the sweet or Spanish chestnut. They are generally larger, w...