Greetings from Salzburg!

Hi hi! Long time no talk...the prices in internet cafes have been crazy and it actually normally takes awhile for me to write one of these. Bobbz and I are currently sitting in Salzburg, getting ready to check out and take the train to Muenchen! Since we last chatted...

Florence
We had a great time there! Our last night we went to a restaurant reccommended by the Metals called Illatina. We were sat at a table of four next to a young Aussie couple (we always seem to find ourselves close to these people..). The restaurant literally just brings out food and dumps it on you, no menu. They also do the same with wine. Great food though, and we had lots of fun with the Aussies! Great steak, soup, lots of bread, and we went through 4L of wine...woops. Afterwards, we walked around the city and went to several bars before heading home (that part of the night is very hazy to us). Woke up bright and early next morning to catch a 1.5 hr train to Venice! Yah, it was a rough one.

Venezia
Our cute hotel was situated literally around the corner from the train station, which would have been very convenient if we didnt walk out the wrong way, oh well. Venice was probably our second favorite place we visited (after Santorini, naturally). I loved all the buildings, little squares, markets, and of course the canals. We walked everywhere in the two days we were there. Great pizza out of the little market stalls, and I had to get some chocolate out of the famous chocolatier in the area. Our second day we made it to the Murano glass island, which was even more picturesque and beautiful. The weather was warm and sunny the whole time!

Travel Day
On the fifteenth we traveled all day to get to Vienna, Austria. The stopped the day trains between the two cities, so we had to take a three hour bus from Vienna to Villach, and then hop on a four hour train to Vienna. The bus was really sweet; it was a double decker coach bus and we got to sit at the verz top, right in the front so we could see everything. This wonderful lady sat next to us two, and we proceeded to talk throughout the ride. Bobby and I had no food and didnt eat breakfast, so she showered us with heaps of food she was bringing home from Italy (she lives in Vienna). She was also taking the same train as us, so we traveled with her all day. She took the time to feed us, and made sure we took the right train-tram to get to our hotel. We love Teresa! She also offerred to meet up with us in the city the next day!

Vienna
We got into our hotel after the train ride pretty late. Our hotel is one of the nicest we stayed in. Its located out of the city, but its an easy tram ride into the center (only ten minutes). We really got to know the transportation system. As requested, we called Teresa at 9am to arrange a meeting time. We met outside the Opera (so pretty!) around noon, and walked around the city center. Unfortunately it was raining the whole time, but we still enjoyed it. Teresa suggested this adorable old fashioned tradition Austrian restaurant in the city, and I had the best meal in a long time. Bobby ordered the tradition weinerschnitzle, and I had risotto and chicken brisket. mmmmmm! Also some banana mousse dessert thingy (I should probably just write a blog about all the food weve eaten...next time maybe).
The next day we continued to walk around the city, which is much less spread out then any of the others weve visited. We went to the Sigmund Freud museum, which is located in his old house. That was interesting! People in this city are so friendly, we had another lady come up to us at the station when we were looking at a map and asked where we needed to go. Our last night in Vienna, Teresa invited us to her flat and cooked us a delish meal of steak, pasta and tomato sauce, and dumplings for dessert! We then took the ubahn to see the Danube river (old and new), and parted ways with promises that Teresa had to come visit us in Miami!

Salzburg
This city is small and quaint, and I love it! Grandma Evans gave me great places to visit (we did them all, minus the sound of music tour). I bought some painted egg shells at her favorite shop. At night we watched the US soccer team play Slovenia in a pub with several other Americans. One of the Americans we met hung out with us for the rest of the night. We went to a tradition Austrian bar afterwards, and then dinner (we made sure all the places had TVs so we could watch the games). Yay for the world cup for bringing people together! We are leaving for Munich soon, after we walk around a bit more. The weathers been cold and rainy here, but we dont care.

Miss everyone! love zou

PS: i keep looking at my ring about every hour, hah! Proposing early in the trip was smart on Bobbys behalf, we have yet to fight.