We've spent the last two Christmas seasons in Bavaria and Austria. We've enjoyed it very much with all of the traditions and special customs. In today's blog post, I will try to describe how the holiday season is celebrated in these different countries, according to our experiences in our small group tours to the Bavarian and Austrian Christmas tours that we have done in the past. My overall comment about how Christmas is celebrated in this part of the world is that it is less commercial than what we do in the United States. Of course there are malls and gift giving, but in Bavaria and Austria it seems to be more of a social event. See my blog post for more details.
The Traveling Professor just returned home from our inaugural small group tour to the Christmas Markets of Bavaria and Austria. Ten travelers joined us for a over a week of Christmas scenery, foods, traditions and fun. We started our small group tour in Vienna, worked our way to Salzburg via Steyr, spent time in Salzburg and finished up in Munich. See the blog post for details on our tour.
When planning a small group tour, a considerable amount of research needs to be put into the trip before we can bring travelers to a destination. So this week Linda and I will be on the road putting together plans for several different trips. We'll be visiting Germany, Austria and Italy. For the details of our itinerary, read today's blog post.