The 10 Best Christmas Markets in Europe: Where to find the real festive Spirit

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/europe/10-best-christmas-markets-in-europe-where-to-find-the-real-festive-spirit-35093157.html

Christkindlmarkt in Spittal is open! What a lovely night of letting the kids enjoy the rides and the adults to sip gluehwein and amaretto spiked warm berry punch. Several vendors were selling food, so we also had dinner which included frankfurters and leberkase semmel.

The Christmas lights and tree are going up in Spittal. We were lucky to catch the tree going through town and its arrival in front of the Schloss Porcia. They are already setting up the huts for the Christkindlmarkt in the park.

Our morning view from the pension! Although a little foggy/cloudy it burned off later and revealed some beautiful snow capped mountains. 

Very cool planes, cars and other extreme event vehicles on display at the Red Bull Hangar 7 in Salzburg. It has free admission and is open daily and was only a 90 minute drive from the Pension Karlsdorfer Hof. Couldn't have asked for a better place to let the kids run...

Taking the kids out for a walk in the neighborhood. Luckily traffic was light and the commute was a short one. Our new friends are shown here and they all milk it for what it's worth......!

Morning frost!

Our gorgeous trees are losing their leaves and the boys are out there cleaning up the garden. Mmmh anybody have a leaf blower?

Autumn is in the air! It's a beautiful sunny fall day and the hills are covered with yellows, oranges, reds and greens.