Vienna

Thursday 7 July 2005

We walked in Mozart's footsteps in the centre of the city and then we took in the Schloss Schonnbrunn.






Wednesday 6 July 2005

Woke up early and had a great continental breakfast. We took the 38 tram to Grinzing and walked round this quaint little village almost detached from Vienna and surrounded by wineries. We were moved by a war memorial with a roll of honour for the 2nd and 1st WWs - just like the ones we have! Kahlenberg overlooking the whole of Vienna was awesome. We took the underground to Donaupark and saw the Donauturm (tower). Donau is German for Danube. In the evening we had a meal and a Strauss song and dance show.




Tuesday 5 July 2005

Took the CAT and underground to our hotel after an 11 hour flight on Lauda with seriously Teutonic air-hostesses. 'You vill drink your coffee now!!'

The Hotel Bleckmann is very cute and old world and Vienna amazingly historical. Still intact with architecture dating back as far as 1100! Just a stroll around yields a wealth of culture and history. We took in the Volksgarten, the Hofburg, the Rathaus and the atmosphere. Jet lag forced us to sleep at 5.00pm - conscious of the fact that we were now in EUROPE!