December 20th I left Innsbruck on an early train to Salzburg. I intended to spend the morning going out to Hall, Austria, but it was raining. I decided to just head on to Salzburg. I had previously been to Salzburg, but looked forward to this portion of my trip because I planned to do a few things I didn't get to do on my first visit. I took a taxi from the train station and was able to check in my hotel early. I headed out and discovered the wind was really blowing and was quite cold! First thing, I was headed for lunch. I wanted to go to a restaurant I visited my first time there and have the Weiner Schnitzel. I got distracted by a Christmas store which had tons of the Salzburg eggs. After I took this pic I saw a no picture sign, so enjoy the illegal photo. I didn't allow myself to buy any eggs because I want to come back for a spring market sometime, so I saved that purchase for later. Of course I bought a Christmas ornament and then mo...
On December 19th, I took a train to Innsbruck, Austria and arrived by about 10:00. Though I had a dirty window on the train, there were still some pretty sights as I got closer to Innsbruck. I took a taxi to the hotel, but the hotel would not let me check-in until 2:00 "because that is when check-in is". They also wouldn't allow me to have a discount card for sights around Innsbruck "because you don't get that until check-in and check-in isn't until 2:00". Not the most welcoming attitude, but at least they kept my bags for me! I was hungry and had seen a McDonalds up the road and thought an Egg McMuffin sounded good, so that's where I went first. But Austrian McDonalds doesn't serve Egg McMuffins anymore (I know I've had one in Vienna before) so I tried some other terrible breakfast offering instead. I then set out to see the sights of Old Town Innsbruck. The Golden Roof and mountains... This was Emperor Maximilian I's residence in I...