Steyr Austria

My wife and I were blessed to be able to go to Europe this year. We went to Berlin, Prague, Steyr and Vienna.
The highlight of our trip for me was the town of Steyr, Austria. The town is about 2 hours west of Vienna. What is significant about this town is the Steyr Arms company, They started making firearms in the 1860's, ya along time ago... I own an M40-A1 pistol, it is AWESOME and so is the company.
I had been in contact with a representative from the company about other things when I had found out we were going to Austria so I asked if we could see the factory. He said SURE come on buy. So we went. The town of Steyr is SO BEAUTIFUL and VERY ROMANTIC(I was glad I was with my wife). It was also a good thing it was romantic as the day we arrived was our 3rd wedding anniversary(again glad to be with the wife). Steyr is an OLD town I don't mean rundown but historic old. There is a house in town that is first in written record in the year 1450 ya OLD... I am sad we only had one night in the town as we could have spent a whole week and would have still been sad to leave.
I can't say it enough how great full we are to have had the rare privilege of touring this wonderful and modern factory. Our guide for the tour who is a sales manager that deals with 62 countries took the personal time to show us around and answer our questions. I am sure I looked like a kid in a candy store and sure I didn't make much sense as I was in AWE and wasn't sure what my own name was. The factory has a special room called the Steyr Weapons Hall it is a hall that was built in the Nordic style at the old plant and was moved piece by piece and reassembled at the new plant just out side of Steyr. The hall has one of every firearm they have produced(it was COOL)...
The factory tour was wonderful we even meet a very important person in the company and I will say that everyone we met took the time to make us feel welcome. Steyr Arms is TOP NOTCH. I wish I could have taken pictures in the plant but couldn't even bring a camera in so no pictures. I did get the one of my wife and I outside though...
the others are of the town.
Even if we didn't go to the factory I would love to spend a lot more time in Steyr...