Grocery Shop Challenges

Our first week, we focused on establishing routines and learning the grocery stores.  Unlike Germany, where we had access to a US commissary, here we strictly have the economy.  Small differences like needing a euro to get a grocery cart and having to print stickers for loose produce coupled with our inability to read packaging or labels make this simple task challenging.

Luckily, we discovered our favorite food part about European food shopping a ten minute walk from our apartment - a market.  We found gelato on our walk over and Emily found a friend.

The little block includes one of the best bakeries in Vienna Josef Brot.  The whole wheat breads are indescribable and of course croissants...

The produce is my favorite part.  The berries actually taste better than anything we found in the States and the people who own the stands insisted on us sampling the apples, berries and watermelon.  Emily walked away with a free peach.