Christmas Market overload

I tried to make it easy on Cam this year for my Christmas present

by just asking for cooperation, willingness and overall good cheer

about letting me stop at as many Christkindl-markt's I could 

between our ski location in Germany and home.

With a house full of boys I knew that having those requests 

were vital for me to actually enjoy my present.

I don't have a single shopper in the bunch.

It's really not fair. :)

I can't even explain the disgust my kids had that we stopped

and walked around 6 different markets and I didn't

buy ONE SINGLE THING.

Except some tasty treats for them. 

Cam however, was thrilled I am sure 

it could have proven to be a costly endeavor.

What can I say I know what I like and these markets didn't have it. 

Luckily for me the Budapest markets, 

more then made up for it.

Salzburg 

The Salzburg Fortress

Human chess in the square

Salzburg Dom with quaint little markets outside

Inside the Dom

enjoying a tasty treat and little rest on some nifty log seats

Perfect bench for my little minions

In Vienna there were 5 or 6 different themed trees with large ornaments. Like this one with stars and the ones below with hearts and snowmen. I thought they were adorable and fun.

I told my boys when we finally build our dream house we should have pillars carved like people at the entrance.
They thought I was crazy. 

Some of the lovely sights and statues that are plastered throughout Vienna

The market at Schonbrunn Castle which was the Habsburg's summer home. 

A lot of the markets would have different little novelty activities for kids, this one at Schonbrunn kept
my fishin' lovin' boys happy for a while.