Wien with the Wags!

We just got back from a week long trip to Vienna, Salzburg, and Nuremberg with our great friends, Nate and Crista.  We had a blast!  There was lots of laughing, eating, drinking, Christmas marketing, and a little bit of sightseeing. :-) It was so great to have them here with us!  Serge and I had been a little sad to once again spend Thanksgiving away from home, but being able to travel around Europe with our friends totally made up for the missed holiday!

Nate and Crista spent a night with us in Wetzlar, then we got up, watched the Clemson vs. Carolina game (Great win Gamecocks!!!), and flew to Vienna.  We spent three nights in an apartment near the river that Serge had found through Vacation Rental by Owner and spent our days walking around the city and touring the Christmas markets at both Rathausplatz and Schloß Schönbrunn.  Hope you enjoy our pictures from Wien as much as we enjoyed being with our friends in the beautiful city!

Willkommen in wunderschön Wetzlar!

Home of the prettiest trash mountains in all of Hessen! ;-)

Drinking a Glühwein at Wetzlar's Christmas Market

Headed to the airport!

Sweet Mac, Crista.

The dudes trying to warm up our freezing apartment. 

Serge turned on the oven and Nate called dibs on the blow dryer.

Inside Stephansdom

Christmas tree in Stephansplatz

It was much prettier lit up at night, but I don't have a photo to prove it.

Trying to cram us all in for a pic by the tree!

First of many Wagner spottings!

Outside of the Spanish Riding School

In front of the Rathaus Christmas Market

So pretty!

Another Wagner! Can you tell how much they love this?! :-)

I loved all the random Christmas decorations!

More random decorations

The Austrians can deck the halls better than anyone!

Back to the Christmas Market to see it all lit up at night.

Prosit!

Each street was decorated with a different style of lights.

It's hard to read, but it says "Köck," hence the Gamecock sign.

Christmas Market at Schloß Schönbrunn

Frohe Weihnachten!

All 4 of us!

We walked around Naschmarkt then came back to the palace to see it with the lights on.

The Wagners needed a couple's pic.

Enjoying our manly Herrenpunsch

Hot Potatoes... get it?

And the next morning we were off to Salzburg!

Stay tuned for more pictures from the Reinert-Wagner Euro Trip 2011!