Even though our ‘Danube Waltz’ trip with vikingcruises has not been about Christmas Markets specifically, no stop in any town for me was complete without visiting one because there are few things I love more than Christmas in Europe and in particular the holiday markets. Vienna nearly took the prize for my favorite just for the setting alone which I showed one perspective of in Stories already, now here is another. The Wiener Christkindlmarkt takes place in the Rathausplatz in front of the Rathaus, aka: Vienna’s Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus). From viatortravel, I learned that the building “may pale in comparison to the dramatic neo-gothic towers of the modern City Hall, but the former administrative center is still a charming reminder of medieval Vienna. Although first built in the 13th century, the majority of the present-day building stems from its 18th-century baroque redesign, featuring details like the striking Renaissance portico and the monumental Andromeda Fountain by Georg Rap...