Austria - Vienna old town

Today was a bit chillier (50's) and overcast. All day it threatened to rain but only drizzled a little. I wasn't in the museum wandering mood so We walked around seeing the lovely buildings and pausing at coffeehouses.

I get mixed up on which building is which they all have beautiful architecture.

And amazing sculptures depicting a lot of Greco)Roman themes ie Hercules.

Here is the famous Opera house.

My favorite is town hall. We had some difficulty navigating about as everywhere is setting up stalls for the Christmas selling and festivities you can kinda see the roofs of the temporary structures in the photo here.

Another lovely building. I love the jagged and curved sides of the walkway.

Here is a monument against War and Fascism. There are two sculptures the tall one is the gate of violence recalling the Nazi mass murders in concentration camps. And the small figure between them is street-washing Jew which is of a kneeling man with barbed wire on his back depicting the terrorizing and degradation of the Jewish people.

Dessert is everywhere! Here is an imperial specialty - pancake like bread with plum and apple toppings and of course my Viennese hot chocolate!

Tomorrow onward to Salzburg about a two hour train ride.