After days of overcast, the sun breaks triumphantly through the grey bringing with it a crisp, blue sky. Perola and I, after hermiting ourselves up in the apartment painting for a several days, decide we must get out. We step into the sun and make a beeline for the Saturday flea market. We are staying in the 7th district right next to the Museums Quartier, and so its only a few blocks walk away. On the way there we run into the legendary Noschmarkt which I had heard so much about~ and for a good reason. This place is Wünderbar! (Wonderful!) You should not miss it if you find yourself in Vienna. The U station is right across the street from the end of the market so its easy to reach from anywhere in the city.

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This market is a marvelous world of flavors where walnut stuffed figs nestle next to almond stuffed olives and fresh cheese stuffed everything. This place is a treasure trove of exotic spices, seafood, sausages and meats over meats. An endless mile of aromatic coffees, arrays of nuts, ripe fruits, colorful vegetables… stand after stand of the most beautiful quality delicacies you could ever desire.

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cheese stuffed everything

wines, wines, wines

This market of Eden spans two long city blocks. The produce and treats are sold down the center and restaurants from around the world run along its flanks. From Indian to Mexican, to Vietnamese and traditional Austrian food, there are restaurants of every possible kind. Perola and I ogle everything with the wide eyes of children in a candy shop as we walk through the gauntlet of delicacies to make it through to the wonderland of unusual objects on the other side for which we’d come. The vast Viennese flea market- Which is its own trip. 

To be continued…