VIENNA, January 14

January 14: Arose and got ready for the day. I am thankful for wool socks—I had a pair in the back of my sock drawer for over 30 years—I think my mother gave them to me in Chicago. They are like new—who needs them in Texas. Went down to the Naschmarkt which may be like trade days in Canton (since I have never been to trade days, I can’t say for sure). We saw all kinds of stuff from jewelry to clothes—some of it was from Russia and some from the Middle East. Also there were a large number of food stalls. Many were Asian and Middle Eastern. Had a lamb kebab and bought a number of deserts such as baklava, sesamekeks (seasame kind of sugar cookie with honey), and several pistachio kinds of squares made from some kind of Middle Eastern cookie/pie flour. The weather is getting colder. Since it was Saturday we decided to go to the grocery store, but the lines were 20 or 30 deep so we gave up on that.