Vienna

We took a 4:30am train from Prague to Vienna three days ago, which, in retrospect, was not such a great idea - we were both too tired to do much the day we arrived.

We spent most of the second day wandering around the city. The architecture is beautiful: Hofburg Palace, Stephansdom Church, Schloss Belvedere, etc. In between the buildings, there are many parks where you can soak up the sun and the beauty of the place. And given how Mozart-obsessed the city is, we had to see a Mozart concert. Although a bit too touristy, we really enjoyed the performance staged in the Golden Hall. The music was great, the performers were entertaining, and the setting was just perfect. (We found out that there are many similar performances every night, held at different venues throughout the city. Without any comparison, I have no idea if there’s any difference between them in quality.)

Further afield, we rented Vienna’s CityBikes and rode out to Schloss Schonbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer palace. The bike sharing program was easy to use, efficient, and fun! We also took a day-trip to the Wachau region along the Danube River. We had wanted to take a day-trip to Bratislava, Slovakia, but didn’t have enough time for it.

One random side note - after traveling through Berlin, Prague, and Vienna over the past ten days, we’ve had enough of sausages and schnitzels. Any chance Budapest will have more exciting food?

Mozart concert in the Golden Hall

Schloss Belvedere

Near the Hofburg Palace

Schloss Schonbrunn