Thursday, May 21, 2009

St Gilgen

After our visit to Salzburg, we headed to St Gilgen, a small lake town about 30 km east.

This is where my grandmother (Emmy) and her sister (Tante Ann) would spend summers when they were young. Their mother (my Great Grandma Theo) emigrated from Austria when she was young, but they kept close ties over the years. Specifically, we were on the lookout for the house of "Aunt Jenny," Great Grandma Theo's cousin. My mom had visited Aunt Jenny when she was in college.

We did not find it, but we did find this house which caught our eye, lovely with its balconies covered in wisteria blossoms.

After some pleasant wandering, we had another outdoor meal.

Happy and well fed, we headed home.

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