Cafes & More Cafes in Salzburg

The old town (Altstadt) was resplendent with gorgeous traditional cafes mixing side-by-side with funky new ones. Bec & I did our best to sample as many as we could in our 4 days in Salzburg. I couldn’t believe that smoking was still allowed in Austria, a seemingly advanced country that was still obviously addicted to their nicotine habit. So whichever cafe or restaurant you ventured into, even if requesting a seat in the non-smoking section (usually small & tucked out of the way), you came out with cigarette stink festering through your clothes & sticking to your skin & hair – a completely filthy state for a non-smoker. Nevertheless, the coffees were quite good & the desserts were great. And relaxing for a few hours in a cafe reading, writing & chatting were opportunities both Bec & I found quite blissful.