Vienna waits for you...

Me and a good friend took a weekend trip to Vienna. In short, it was one of the most wonderful weekends I've had in a long time. The night we arrived, the snow came down heavily, leaving a beautiful white coat of snow over the ground the following morning. Even though cities were immobilized all over Europe and the East Coast due to the unexpected snow storms, it was absolutely delightful to have cold temperatures and snow during this Advent season -- something that, I'm surprised to say, I missed. That, along with some Starbucks gingerbread lattes, made me feel so at home. I fell in love with Vienna this past weekend, and here's why: