Our first stop was at Sankt Johann, about 15 mins away from Waidring. We go to visit our friends, Robert and Anne Marie, who have a jewellery shop in the town. I needed a new watch strap, so we went there first. Unluckily, Anne Marie was not in the shop today, which was a shame, so we didn't stay too long as Robert was busy.
Friday is Farmers Market day in St Johann, and the reason we waited before visiting. Last year I found a lovely stall which sell natural toiletries - bath salts, lavender, oils etc. I especially liked an oil that I have been using instead of perfume, but I only bought a small bottle last year, just to try it. This year I wanted a larger one, so we eventually found the lady selling it.
She makes amazing gift wrap for the items she sells, at no extra cost. She really presents them extremely well. I took some photos of her and her products.
We then travelled onward to Kitzbuhel, about a ten minute drive. We were astonished to find that the Hornbahn (gondola lift) car park was no longer free! What was worse was that it is now the most expensive car park we have ever stopped in, so next year I will find somewhere else. Goodness knows what the people who spend the day on the Kitzbuheler Horn mountain think about that!
As usual, we walked around the town then went for coffee to 'people watch'. It's very interesting watching the world go by in this town. Just seeing the cars, Ferraris, high end BMWs, and some we don't even recognise, show how the other half lives. AND the outfits some people wear are unbelievable!
As we had to be back in Waidring to see our friend E, we returned to the farm for lunch. As her house is short distance away, we walked in the rain - yes, yet again it was raining!
We had a lovely visit, but then had to leave as we needed to fill the car with fuel for our long journey to Belgium early tomorrow morning. We drove to Lofer again, as this is where we found the fuel to be the cheapest by a great deal per litre. I also managed to get our son's gift, which I had been hunting for - Jegermeister and Milka chocolate, a great combination!
Naturally, our last stop was Cafe Schmid for our very last treat. I had an extremely large strawberry sundae, in fact I nearly didn't finish it, but I did, just to show the empty glass!
We bought cake to take with us as a gift for our friend in Belgium and then we said our fond goodbyes.
They are a lovely family, but then again, everyone we know in Waidring is friendly. I suppose it's because we have been visiting the village for eighteen years!!!!!
Roll on next year!
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