The beautiful town of Cesky Krumlov

We woke up on Christmas morning to another grey and foggy day. It was just like being in London. We had booked a shuttle bus to take us from Vienna to the small Czech town of Cesky Krumlov. 

It was going to be about a three hour drive, so after breakfast we headed out to see a little bit more of Vienna before leaving Austria.

With almost everything being closed, we headed back to the Maria-Theresien Platz Christmas markets, which were open, and had been too busy when we visited a couple of days earlier.

It was almost deserted on Christmas morning so it was nice to be able to see the market without all the tourists.

A Viennese Palace and some Pandas!

On our second day in Vienna we went to the Christmas markets at Schonbrunn Palace. Unlike the other Christmas markets, this one was a but further out of the city. The Schonbrunn market is one of the largest markets in Vienna, with over 75 exhibitors.

The setting is amazing, a lovely Christmas village in front of a huge Palace. We visited on Christmas Eve so it was pretty quiet. Viennese people, like much of Europe, celebrate their Christmas on Christmas Eve, so most of the shops and public transport stop operating in the late afternoon.