Christmas Markets Along the Danube
on the MS River Aria (2 December-9 December 2008)
Linz,
Austria 7 December 2008
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More of the trip:
Highlights / Nürnberg /
Regensburg / Passau /
Linz / Melk / Vienna /
Along the Donau /
People / ChristmasMarkets
 We
docked at Linz 12, at the foot of the Nibelungen Brücke (Nibelungen
Bridge), over the Danube River. Soon a cute little train thing came
along--it's the Linzer City Express, which transports folks to the
Christkindlmarkts and other sites in Linz. I heard that the cars are
heated but I rather walked. The next two photos are taken at the
Hauptplatz, where the Christmas Market is located. The light rain
discouraged us from staying for very long there. The bottom photo in
this section is a view of Landstrasse, where shoppers strolled in the
drizzle. (That bottom photo is already enlarged and
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The
Mariendom in Linz is Austria's largest church, with a capacity of
20,000 people. It's a Neo-Gothic structure that was completed in 1924.
Also called the "New Cathedral," or "Neuer Dom." This church was
not part of the tour, and rather out of the way, but I was compelled to
see it because of its massive and gothic appearance. Inside it was very
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photos © 2008 Kat Mulkey
We
docked at Linz 12, at the foot of the Nibelungen Brücke (Nibelungen
Bridge), over the Danube River. Soon a cute little train thing came
along--it's the Linzer City Express, which transports folks to the
Christkindlmarkts and other sites in Linz. I heard that the cars are
heated but I rather walked. The next two photos are taken at the
Hauptplatz, where the Christmas Market is located. The light rain
discouraged us from staying for very long there. The bottom photo in
this section is a view of Landstrasse, where shoppers strolled in the
drizzle. (That bottom photo is already enlarged and
does not have a bigger view)
