{"id":1955,"date":"2009-10-15T21:01:04","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T11:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2009-10-15T21:01:04","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T11:01:04","slug":"christmas-in-europe-gift-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/austria\/christmas-in-europe-gift-ideas","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Austria &#8211; Christmas Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas <\/strong>is not too far off and this is the time to start thinking of <strong>Christmas presents <\/strong>and plan any <strong>Christmas holiday travel <\/strong>activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe<\/strong> is a great place to be in at <strong>Christmas time<\/strong> and if you&#8217;re planning on a <strong>holiday in Austria<\/strong>, consider doing something a little different.<\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re at it,  why not surprise your loved ones with a <strong>Christmas gift <\/strong>that will certainly delight them.\u00a0 Yes, forget the usual ties, perfumes, chocolates etc.!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few Christmas travel gift ideas:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1965\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/silent-night-chapel_salzburg.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1965\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1965\" title=\"silent-night-chapel_salzburg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/silent-night-chapel_salzburg.jpg?resize=200%2C250\" alt=\"Silent Night Chapel - Salzburg\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silent Night Chapel - Salzburg<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Christmas Eve at Weikersdorf Castle<\/h4>\n<p>Not far from Vienna, you can experience a traditional <strong>Austrian Christmas Eve<\/strong> celebration which the whole family will love! Get into the yule time spirit, with a White Christmas in the beautiful <strong>Austrian alps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Eve at the <strong>Castle of Weikersdorf <\/strong>in Baden regularly sells out weeks in advance, so you&#8217;ll need to book ahead of time to avoid disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partner.viator.com\/en\/2494\/tours\/Vienna\/Christmas-Eve-at-Weikersdorf-Castle-from-Vienna\/d454-3585XMAS\" target=\"_self\">More information here&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Salzburg Christmas Eve Tour to the Silent Night Chapel<\/h4>\n<p>Travel through the foothills of the Austrian Alps, along the <strong>Salzach river<\/strong> valley to <strong>Oberndorf<\/strong>, where you will have the opportunity to take part in a touching Christmas celebration in the <strong>Silent Night Chapel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partner.viator.com\/en\/2494\/tours\/Salzburg\/Salzburg-Christmas-Eve-Tour-to-the-Silent-Night-Chapel\/d451-3595SILENT\" target=\"_self\">More information here&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Christmas Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride from Salzburg<\/h4>\n<p>Your full day winter excursion takes you along the <strong>Salzach river valley<\/strong> past many of Austria&#8217;s ski resorts.\u00a0 Near <strong>Schladming<\/strong>, location of the 1982 Ski World Championships, you will ascend up to the <em>&#8220;Steirische Ramsau&#8221;<\/em> 3,281 feet (1,000 meters) above sea level at the base of one of the Alpine glacier massifs &#8211; <strong>the Dachstein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partner.viator.com\/en\/2494\/tours\/Salzburg\/Christmas-Horse-Drawn-Sleigh-Ride-from-Salzburg\/d451-3595HORSE\" target=\"_self\">More information here&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is not too far off and this is the time to start thinking of Christmas presents and plan any Christmas holiday travel activities. 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