This is why black cats get a bad rap

He looks completely crazy and a little scary but really he was just yawning!

We're number One!

Yes I know Syracuse lost, but according to CNN travel the number one market in Europe is the great Market Hall in Budapest.  This is where I do a lot of my shopping, it's two blocks away and has great poultry and pork.  The only other place on the list is I've been is the Market in Barcelona which gave me "market envy" and I hear the one in Turkey is amazing so I'm not sure how Budapest got the win, but I'll take it.  Here is a link to the article: http://travel.cnn.com/europes-amazing-city-markets-354731.

I know this guy is out partying as we speak!

Back to Venice

Venice is only a two hour train ride from Trieste so we decided to spend Easter Sunday in Venice.  It was our second time there and it didn't disappoint.  It really is an amazing city, anyone who has a chance to go must.  Although I don't think pictures can really do it justice, here are a few anyway.

 

Back to Italy

For the long Easter weekend we decided to go back to Italy for our third time.  This time our home base was Trieste. It's located on the Adriatic in the Northeast just over the Slovenia border.  It's a beautiful town and draws influence from the Austro-Hungarian empire so the food is a little different than you might expect from Italy and the local beer is really good. Sadly it was rainy most of the time there but so the pictures aren't the greatest but it is really nice and only about a five hour drive away so we could be back when the weather gets a bit better.

 

Christmas, I mean Easter in Budapest

Easter Market at Vorosmarty Ter looking like the Christmas market.

The snows continue to come and the Easter market in Vorosmarty Ter is doing it best impersonation of the Christmas Market.  Some other snow sights around town below.

Veres Palne looking a bit cold, they usually have her wrapped up in plastic over the winter but the took it off to soon this year.

Szent István Bazilika

Never Ending Winter

The view out of our door into the courtyard has seen a lot of snow this year, much more than last year although I don't think it was as cold as last year.  I shouldn't complain, I am very lucky with no commute and barely ever a reason to drive anywhere but it is almost April!

St. Peter's Cemetary, Salzburg

Not to go too the morbid side of things, but St. Peter's Cemetery and Catacombs is a cool place to visit.  The cemetery goes back to 1627 and is where the Von Trapp's hid in the sound of music. The old headstones and statues are all interesting and add the fact that it is built into the cliff that the Castle over looks makes it even more interesting.