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This morning we woke up and had our breakfast. The weather was a bit warmer so instead of snow we had some rain. It wasn’t raining hard, but it certainly wasn’t as nice as when it was snowing yesterday. Cynthia bought an umbrella from one of the tourist souvenir shops and that made things manageable.
We spent the morning touring the Salzburg Museum. The museum is worth a look and a good way to spend a rainy, cold morning.
After touring the museum we noticed a break in the clouds which afforded us an opportunity for a few photographs that were not completely dull and drab.
After walking around and enjoying the change in weather we headed back to the hotel to grab a Mr. Zippers feather for our traditional release. Mr. Zippers was Cynthia’s Quaker Parrot who passed away several years ago. Each time we travel we take one of his feathers and release it in the countries we visit. We have dopped Mr. Zippers feathers all over Europe.
We released this one and rather than gently falling in to the river it was caught by a breeze and wafted higher and higher in to the sky until it flew out of site. It was very special.
After releasing the feather we headed over to Hotel Sacher for lunch and a Sachertorte.
After lunch we took it easy and wandered around the markets before going back to the hotel once more to rest up and get some postcards ready to mail out.
Our plan for the afternoon/evening (the sun goes down around 5:00 pm) was to catch one of the many Krampus runs in town. We headed out, cameras in hand and found a place to watch and photograph the run. I was able to capture this video. The cries of “ouch ouch ouch” are mine as I am being lashed by a Krampus.
After watching the run we headed out to find some dinner. We ended up at Bar-Bistro-Restaurant Santorini Salzburg, a Greek restaurant where we had an interesting and lively conversation with our waiter who was from India. It was a global experience deluxe.
After dinner we wandered some more markets and I had a cup of Glühwein while Cynthia enjoyed a hot waffle.
It’s been a fun trip so far. We look forward to more Krampus experiences tomorrow as it is the eve before Advent and the arrival of Kris Kringle.
Now it is time to get some rest and regroup for tomorrows adventures.
Beware the Krampus!
