The picturesque lakeside town of Hallstatt

On Saturday we woke up and discovered that while it was still drizzly, the torrential rain and freezing cold from the day before had gone, much to our relief!

We had planned to spend the day in Hallstatt, about 45 minutes South East of Sankt Gilgen. Hallstatt is a tiny lakeside town, with only about 1000 inhabitants. The journey to Hallstatt is an interesting one. We had to catch a bus to the town of Bad Ischl, then a train to Hallstatt, and then as the train stop is across the lake from the town, we had to get the tiny ferry across the lake. 

Arriving by train and boat is by far the best way to go, the view of the town as we approached was amazing. I'll warn you, this is a very picture heavy post, I actually took over 400 photos in four and a half hours.

The view from across the lake towards Hallstatt

Salzburg in the rain

The first weekend in June was the Queen's Jubilee weekend, which meant instead of the normal one day's holiday we get off for the June bank holiday, we were lucky enough to get two days.

While there were lots of events going on in London, we decided to spend the weekend in Austria, away from the crazy crowds that would be headed into London to watch the Jubilee Regatta. Being able to travel without taking too much time off work is too hard to pass up! Plus, you always get a better view on TV anyway.

We flew into Munich on Friday morning, and caught a train from there to Salzburg. Train travel in Europe is so easy, and we were in Salzburg within three hours of landing in Munich.

Cat Hunting In York

We woke up early on Sunday ready for a full day in York. Since we'd spent the entire day before exploring the seaside towns on the coast, this was our first real look at the city of York.

We were really lucky, and left the house to find the sun was shining, and while it was still cold, it was a lot better than the torrential rain we'd been having in London.

We had deliberately gotten up early in order to have breakfast at the famous Betty's Tea Rooms, which we hoped wouldn't be too busy first thing in the morning.

Betty's is mainly famous for their afternoon high tea, but their breakfast's are fantastic too.