December
In December we were on the streets of Vienna a lot to talk about Christmas with the people. Often we were dressed as an angel or as a king or as Jozef and Mary as you can see below. We were also in a large shopping center, Lugner city. The owner, Richard Lugner, is very famous in Austria and he is really a typical example of a self-made man. He helped us a bit by reading aloud the Christmas Gospel in his own Lugner-city shopping center!


Westbahnhof

Vienna is very special in december. It is cold but at every square there is a Christmas market. There is a really nice atmosphere in the city. At these Christmas markets you can buy punsch: warm wine. Delicious!
Shortly before Christmas we visited the Christmas market at the square in front of the Schönbrunn palace. Pictures of that visit can be found in the 'Winter in Vienna' photo album on the sidebar. Here below is our group picture in front of the huge Christmas tree.


Schönbrunn group picture