Vacation Part 4: Vienna, Austria

On the train ride to Vienna I finished reading "Heaven is for Real." Great book, an easy read, and really shifts a lot of perspectives on Heaven and the eternal.

We arrived mid-afternoon in Vienna and walked the long Mariahilfer Strasse from the Westbahnhof train station and arrived (after getting slightly confused and lost) at the K and T Boarding House for our stay.  That evening Husband booked us tickets to the Wiener Staatsoper Opeera House to see Mozart's "Le Nozze de Figaro." This historic opera house is where Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, and many other famous composers have directed. 

    

All dressed up! Seats weren't the best, but hey, when you have a chance 

to see a Mozart Opera in Vienna...you do what ya gotta do. 

Vienna reminded me a lot of NYC.  Big city, lots of shopping, and on the main stretch of road we were on there were 4 Zara's and 3 Humanic stores all within' a mile. 

We spent the following day exploring Burrgarten, Hofburg Palace, and the Schemetterlinghaus.

Butterfly House Museum

Late in the day we headed over to Saint Stephen's Cathedral.  This was an amazing adventure of a church, because there are catacombs underneath the structure that are REALLY cool, and kind of freaky too.

Isn't the tile roof amazing? 230, 000 of those tiles...pretty incredible.

Schonbrunn Palace was a great highlight of the trip.  This place was not only huge, it is one of the most important cultural monuments in the country.  Known for it's huge palace gardens, the fun secret of the place is that the gardens comprise of a maze! 

I feel so small! 

Out last night in Vienna we headed on the trolly about 20 minutes outside of town to the quaint little town of Grinzing to visit a Heuringer, wine garden.  Imagine a cute little outdoor winery filled with accordion music, laughter, and gatherings of friends and families.  The food is all home cooked and the winery has been passed down for generations too far back to count.  Definitely a good ending to our last night in Vienna. 

I have to say this was one great vacation.  Salzburg, and Zurich were probably my favorite stops.  One things for sure, I have the greatest travel partner.  Husband has shown me more of the world in the past 2 years of our marriage than I have ever seen in my life!  Thank you my darling for another world traveling adventure. **muah!**