Hainburg Castle, Christmas Market Set-up

Started off with the weekend with a Beautiful Sunrise (even though the trash truck still came at 6:30)!

View out of our bedroom window

Went downtown to check out the Oxford Bookstore.  They carry English books and the school gave us a 15% off coupon.  The coupon helps a lot because all books are marked up significantly.  The market stalls all around the downtown area are being set up for the Christmas Markets.  They were even working on lighting for the Christmas Tree.  Of course, there were people standing in it and not tied-off.  There is no OSHA here!!  Supposedly the Christmas Markets are wonderful sights and great times...and Vienna is supposed to be "magical."  So - keep following and we'll find out together!

We also visited the Hainburg Castle.  Hainburg is a little town in Austria a few minutes away.  Last time Brian went up, there was a festival at the castle.  This time, it was a bit windy, but it was great exercise (steep walk up to it).  And, like every castle so far, it is really hard to imagine how it is still standing and how the people used to live.  We all like exploring the tunnels and stones and abandoned areas.  I can't wait to see the ruins in Rome some day.  I'll post all of the pictures on Facebook.