Salzburg

As the sun set (and the cold set in) we left the Christmas Markets and continued our walk through Salzburg. We headed down the pedestrian streets, filled with shops and pubs. We stopped in "Republic" (a Lonely Planet recommendation) to warm up, grab a quick drink and a look at our map. We then continued on to "Augustiner Braustubl" (another Lonely Planet recommendation), a brewery run by monks. There was one beer selection on tap and it was only served in one sized ceramic stein mug (extra-large). You grab your own mug off off the shelf, rinse it and take it to the one bartender. You then grab a coaster, pay and find a chair in the beer hall. It was packed with people of all ages. We ended sitting with a local man, in at least his 70's who could out drink most in the room and was friends with the 90 year old man and woman a few tables down who were definitely out drinking most in the room.

We then walked back to the train station and headed back to our hotel.