VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Which vinegar would you like? Vienna Marketplace

Statue of "Macho Man" at Schonbrunn Palace

Near Schonbrunn Palace

Top of Schonbrunn Palace featuring a "horizontal" clock with roman numerals

Gardens, fountains and hilltop memorial at Schonbrunn Palace

Back view of the Schonbrunn Palace facing the Hilltop memorial

Gilded gold Coronation coach for the Hopsburg Royalty at the coach museum

Roadway/Walkway from palace to carriage museum

Our maid's towel friend for today in our room make-up

Naschmarkt food market more than two blocks long with two aisles and shops both sides

Looking for food in all the right places!

Fresh coconut halves

(I took this photo for you, Rich!)

The famous Lipizzaner horses of the Spanish Riding School going to train

Who is telling the truth about this great adventure at this Vienna Toy Store?

Bus tour of Vienna - more fabulous baroque architecture-Parliament!!

Saint Stephens Church - Vienna

Inside Saint Stephens Church - Vienna

Another beautiful church in Vienna - taken out our tour bus window

Strauss-Mozart Concert - with Opera Singers

(and a few bald heads!)

Concert Venue at Musikverein in Vienna Tues night

A modernistic cylindrical building in Vienna

Viewing the 2nd lock from the bow of the ship

(This was just before docking in Vienna)

VIENNA, AUSTRIA ...............this has been a VISUAL FEAST! Vienna is the capital of Austria with 1.7 million people. We learned from our tour guide that there are 86,000 university students in the city!!! This is a city of MANY beautiful buildings & churches with very ornate architecture (Baroque Style). Last night we attending a concert that was definitely a feast for the ears... music of Mozart and Strauss! This morning we traveled by "coach" (bus) to the city center and then walked the pedestrian streets with our guide to St. Stephens Cathedral and the surrounding shopping districts. In the afternoon, we traveled by coach again to the Schonbrunn Palace, one of the most famous palaces in all of Vienna. Spectacular......magnificent....amazing....grandeous...just a few of the adjectives describing this amazing city. We had a lovely dinner with some of our "buds"- Mary Ann and Peter from the U.K. Now we are in our room.....exhausted and hoping to get a good nights rest.....and get to bed before 12 midnight! We are seeing so much and loving it all.
Glad you're enjoying reading our posts and viewing our photos......sending lots of love

We are now sending this post at 8:30 am coming to Durnstein, Austria...stay tuned. xoxoxo