The fact that it was raining did not dampen my mood in the least. I LOVE the rain. 

When we first arrived Brother Minert took us 422 and family history folk (Camille, Becca, Mary and I) to the Catholic Pfarrkanzlei in the town where we got to see some of their old records. These books were in the best condition I've seen, compared to the tattered books in the Vienna churches. Apparently not many people (no one, basically) has ever asked to see the books before. I guess they're either really good at keeping track of their own family history in Halstatt... or they just don't care that much...

I enjoyed walking up and down the main street looking at the little shops here and there. In the mountain above Halstatt is a salt mine, so of course I had to buy some salt while I was there. I also got some nice little trinkets that I will not specify as to what they are or who they are for. Christmas, people! Got to keep some surprises.

We did ended up cafe hopping quite a bit of the time because of the rain, drinking hot chocolate and staying as long as we politely could before moving onto the next cafe for dessert.

Just before we left Halstatt the sun decided to peek out from behind the clouds. Holy gorgeous.

I'm thinking this would be a great location for a honeymoon, no matter the time of year. Anyone?