Our next section of rail journey took us from Budapest to Vienna on the very comfortable Railjet train, which was much more pleasant than the overnight trains in Eastern Europe. We explored the classical sights of Vienna, but importantly had the most delicious schnitzel and beer! The very big, spread out city tired us out the next day, so we visited a little beer garden for.. you guessed it, schnitzel and beer!
We then headed north to Prague which is very charming with its soaring spires and Gothic churches, but unfortunately overrun with American tourists. We went on a day trip to the small town of Kutna Hora which houses the very creepy but fascinating 'bone church', decorated with the real bones of thousands of people whom died in the Black Plague; its centrepiece being a chandelier made from every single bone in the human body. Oh and true to legend the Czech Republic really does have the best beer on Earth. Fact.
We returned to Austria for a quick stopover in Salzburg - the home of the sound of music, which was very pretty. We enjoyed wandering around the Mirabell gardens and by the river, also trying some local style dumplings and a dessert made to look like the Austrian Alps called Nockerl.
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Creepy circus folk in Vienna aka mural in our hotel room in Vienna.
Tastiest schnitzel
Just a little beer for Damien
Gothic Prague
Tastiest beer
The chandelier of bones
Pretty Salzburg
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