Vienna, Austria

Tuesday, we visited a palace near some friends of our friend Aaron today before heading out to the Austrian countryside. We visited the home town of his friend, Hartberg, Austria and we had an amazing time. We visited a small market and bought fresh grape juice that we enjoyed. We were able to stop by his parents house and see an amazing mix of modern downstairs house mixed with the historical part of the house upstairs that was the same way it was a hundred years ago. It was awesome to see the juxtaposition of both the old and new. We wound our way through mountain roads and enjoyed some stunning views of Austrian mountains near the border of Hungary. After the sunset, we partook in some traditional Austrian countryside tradition. We visited a community farm that had opened its doors to everyone and shared the food that it had produced itself over the recent weeks and months. The tradition or event is known as a "buscehnshanken" and it is quite common in the Austrian countryside. We ordered a large plate of fresh cut hams, spreads, liver, bacon fat, and other meats and cheeses that we ate on bread. We had some white wine mixed with apple juice and water. Apparently this drink is quite common at these events. The food was great and eating the organic and home grown foods are just so much better and tastier than most of the prepackaged foods found the supermarkets. Needless to say, we are very grateful to Aaron's friends for taking us out in the countryside and showing us a good time. On to the Czech Republic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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