January 25 - Salzburg

We had a very quiet day beginning with watching the Federer-Murray match. Since we are all Federer fans, we were disappointed with the result.

Mid-afternoon we drove to the Mirabell area, and went into Bellini, a little Italian bar Ron and I like. In nice weather it is great to sit outside and "people-watch". On this snowy day, we were in the non-smoking room in back with no one else in sight. We ordered some tramezzini (Italian sandwiches), but Pat and I had ours (proscuitto and mozzarella) toasted, which is not traditional. 

Bar Bellini

A tree wrapped to keep it warm

We walked in the area and briefly went into the Dorotheum, a branch of the famous Vienna auction house. We then drove to Anif and sat by one of the fireplaces in one of our favorite hotels, the Friesacher. We have been going there for almost 40-years. It the early days we visited their heuriger, a place that serves "new" wine along with cold cuts, cheeses, olives, all kinds of food that you select from a glass display. It seems every year has brought many improvements, and now it is a 4-star luxurious hotel with a gorgeous spa and numerous restaurants. The hotel has been in the Friesacher family since 1846. They also own a large farm which provides much of the ingredients used in their restaurants. We had tried to book rooms there for several days during our Salzburg stay, but they were sold out. Their rooms are lovely and their breakfast is fabulous.

Garden Annex building

Fireplace in Friesacher

Ron's gluhwein - Mary in background

We then went to a Maxi-Market in Anif for some groceries we needed. That evening Ron tried to prepare a macaroni and beef dish we call "goop melange". Somehow, the German cans of tomatoes were too much, and it turned out more like a soup. (He says because no tomato paste to thicken it.)