January 26 - Beautiful Day at Salzburg Lakes

I tended to some paperwork while Mike, Pat and Ron watched Li Na - Azarenka. I joined them for the last couple games of the match. Again, we were disappointed with the result.

It was a clear day, blue sky, and no snow, so we quickly got ready and drove out to Fuschlsee (Lake Fuschl), and had lunch at a place Ron and I had visited and enjoyed last year. The Hotel Seerose was in a gorgeous setting on the lake - you almost feel like you are on a ship when you are in their glassed-in restaurant room. The waitresses were in attractive, long black dirndls with colorful aprons, and service was excellent.

Mary's smoked trout and horseradish appetizer (fish from the lake) - Delicious!

Mike's veal schnitzel - one of the best of the trip

Pat and Ron  had pork medallions with potatoes - Pat said it was best pork she'd had on the trip

Mary's chicken strips with peppers and paprika sauce

It was a beautiful setting and delicious food - we couldn't have asked for better. Happy to have such a great day as our time here is winding down.

After lunch we walked, briefly, around the small village. The temperature was about 20-F, so we didn't want to be outside too long. Then we drove on to see a rather speedy view of Wolfgangsee, Attersee and Mondsee. We tried to visit the Hotel Billroth in St. Gilgen but a function was taking place and we could not even get into the parking area. After driving through the lake district, we stopped for refreshments at the Hotel Hollweger. It was another lovely place, high on the hill overlooking the lake. The sun was shining on the mountain peaks, and it was a glorious sight. I told Ron he could leave me here for a month or so, but he didn't agree with my idea!

We drove back into Salzburg to our little nest. I simmered chicken breasts, and Ron diced them and made chipotle chicken wraps for our light dinner. We tried to use a lot of ingredients we had bought earlier, and maybe the tortillas had seen better days!