Rain and the Food Tour

We know we've been out of touch for the past few days. We've been busy eating! Starting last Sunday, it has rained wherever we were. Much of our time in Salzburg, Hallstatt and Vienna was marked by rain (the curse finally broke today and we had a brilliant day in Prague). However, we are hardy tourists - and refused to stay at our hotel for even a day. The result - we found shelter in the many eateries around town! In Vienna, we sat around in several local cafes - where for the price of a cup of coffee, one can read the paper and hang out for as long as one wants. We also sampled the famous "Original" Sachertorte at the touristy Sacher Cafe. Sachertorte (dry-ish chocolate cake) is apparently Austria's largest export. Various types of pastries and Kaiserschmarnn (pancakes with plum jam) also made their way to our stomachs. I still salivate when I think of the chocolate mousse cake we had at a famous pastry cafe that Rick Steves claims is the place Viennese people go to get fat. We got to Prague yesterday and were immediately caught in a thunderstorm. Undaunted, we went and ate yummy honeycakes at a cafe that is quite far from the tourist beat. 
In addition to eating, we have been very social. Huat Chye is with us this week. We also spent time with one of my future classmates in Vienna. She invited us to her house - and we spent time in a real home for the first time in 6 weeks. It felt good :) One of my classmates from undergrad happened to be in Prague today and we toured the city with him and his aunt. It's been great seeing other people! 

Prague is one of the most beautiful cities I have seen on this trip. I will be sad to leave it, but tomorrow we head to Munich, and from there to Athens on Monday. We hope that we will finally be far away from the rain!