Waltzing through Vienna.

Vienna is a great city to visit. I had no preconceived ideas about what it was going to be like and sometimes I think that means that everything is a good surprise. We arrived on the train and transferred to the metro. This time we were equipped with instructions as to the location of our hotel and it was as easy as it sounded. We are not very far from the Vienna Opera House and have walked into the city centre several times. Equipped with 2 day passes on the Hop On/Hop Off bus we have ridden around and around the city and gazed upon the Danube, the beautiful buildings, and the parklands.

A happy Helen!

We have ridden the ferris wheel at Platen, travelled through the park on The Lilliput Train, eaten ices at the fun park, climbed the hill at the Schonbrunn to the Gloriette Coffee House, explored Stephansdom, walked miles, drunk coffee, eaten schitznel, sampled the tasty cakes, tested the beer, shopped in the supermarket (pretty good value for yummy things) and drooled over the many delightful things for sale. A short trip to the market confirmed my theory that seafood is very very expensive in Europe.

This is a very large meal!
They are dishes of cranberries on the side plate.
It was delicious!

I like piggy ATMs

Beer at a sidewalk cafe

Beautiful roses at the palace

Palace behind us - gardens in front
- drinks at the top of the hill

It was worth the walk!

Pare of an amazing window exhibition
 - many parts of this are knitted

Helen may not attempt to order any more drink. A confident order for a Steinlarger resulted in a double shot of vodka being delivered to the table. Much laughter from us and a very puzzled waiter.The restaurants are great value and our apartment is very comfortable indeed.

This is what you do when you get a vodka by mistake!

The weather has been extremely hot and our warm clothes that we packed for St Petersburg are a bit of a bother - still we may need them in a few weeks when we arrive back at Wentworth Falls.