We went driving around to some of the beautiful towns in this area of Austria, the Salzkammergut -- including St. Wolfgang and Hallstadt. We had a late lunch at the Cafe Zauner here in Bad Ischl. It is the oldest pastry vendor/cafe in Austria, and historically was a supplier to the Emperor and the aristocracy. At one time it was said that the way to learn what was going on in the empire was to listen to gossip at the tables. As it was crowded, we shared a table with a really handsome older couple. She looked like good peasant stock -- her hands were bigger than any men I know, and he looked like Bruckner.
We had dinner tonight at the hotel restaurant, since many places in this town aren't open for dinner on Sunday night. Our handsome, lederhosen-wearing waiter reminded me of a younger, tall and skinny Bill Arning.
There are public internet terminals with webcams scattered about in public places in small towns here in Austria. Last night we were walking around Bad Ischl around 9pm, and we saw two teenage guys in front of one of them. They must have had the webcam on, because one was dancing around in front of the terminal.
I hurt my back for no apparent reason, so I don't feel up to writing more right now. We're occasionally watching the BBC World News for the German election results.
