VIENNA. September 29, 30 and October 1 and 2, 2015
This morning, no one could waste time. We are leaving our -2 star apartment and we are heading to the train station. The procedure has not changed but this time there is no one in our seats. As a matter of fact, we ended up with an extra seat which allowed us to put Valerie's little bed on two seats so she slept like an angel. The 4 hour trip to Vienna flew by quickly. The scenery along the way was often really nice with never ending fields of corn and other crops but what I enjoyed the most, were all the picturesque little villages. Again, the architecture in this part of the world is so different.
We arrived in Vienna in good time and easily made it to our apartment where the agent was waiting for us. The apartment is beautiful and spacious with one fairly large master and two small bedrooms. Our's is really a small office. No matter, it is only to sleep. The bathrooms are nice and we'll appointed. We have a small washing machine. It is heaven. This bright and modern apartment is ours for the next four days. Yeah! The task at hand now is grocery shopping. The business of food being taken care off, we take off to explore the place. The song "these feet were made for walking" has never been so true. On this first late afternoon and evening, we mostly get our bearings and look for a nice restaurant. After a great meal, mine being a delicious roasted vegetable plate, we undertake the walk back home. We are all full and very satisfied with our first day in Vienna and this bright and modern apartment.
Today, we, the older couples, are off on our own. The young couple has business to take care off with their employer and, when they have settled that and bathed the baby, they will catch up with us. We walked all morning, taking in the sites such as Saint Stephen's. It is a very old cathedral that has obviously seen a lot of historic events take place. Instead of visiting the historic Schönbrunn Palace we opted to visit only the gardens which were extensive though not as well manicured as say the Butchart Gardens in Victoria. On a hill facing the palace we walked to a beautiful gallery structure which commanded an good view of the city. Vienna is a wonderful walking city and so we walked through the massive and beautiful Public Library. The following day we took a bus to Kalenburg, located high on the outskirts of the city and walked down to the city from there. Of course one need not mention that the restaurants are some of the best in the world with very reasonable prices to boot. All-in-all our stay in Vienna was most enjoyable. On our last evening, we went to Café Central, a famous posh restaurant, complete with a pianist at the Grand piano. We all chose absolutely decadent desserts so we decided to walk home instead of taking public transport. That walk probably took care of 50 of the 1200 calories we took in, individually. Tomorrow, every one has to be ready to leave by 7 am.
This morning, no one could waste time. We are leaving our -2 star apartment and we are heading to the train station. The procedure has not changed but this time there is no one in our seats. As a matter of fact, we ended up with an extra seat which allowed us to put Valerie's little bed on two seats so she slept like an angel. The 4 hour trip to Vienna flew by quickly. The scenery along the way was often really nice with never ending fields of corn and other crops but what I enjoyed the most, were all the picturesque little villages. Again, the architecture in this part of the world is so different.
We arrived in Vienna in good time and easily made it to our apartment where the agent was waiting for us. The apartment is beautiful and spacious with one fairly large master and two small bedrooms. Our's is really a small office. No matter, it is only to sleep. The bathrooms are nice and we'll appointed. We have a small washing machine. It is heaven. This bright and modern apartment is ours for the next four days. Yeah! The task at hand now is grocery shopping. The business of food being taken care off, we take off to explore the place. The song "these feet were made for walking" has never been so true. On this first late afternoon and evening, we mostly get our bearings and look for a nice restaurant. After a great meal, mine being a delicious roasted vegetable plate, we undertake the walk back home. We are all full and very satisfied with our first day in Vienna and this bright and modern apartment.
Today, we, the older couples, are off on our own. The young couple has business to take care off with their employer and, when they have settled that and bathed the baby, they will catch up with us. We walked all morning, taking in the sites such as Saint Stephen's. It is a very old cathedral that has obviously seen a lot of historic events take place. Instead of visiting the historic Schönbrunn Palace we opted to visit only the gardens which were extensive though not as well manicured as say the Butchart Gardens in Victoria. On a hill facing the palace we walked to a beautiful gallery structure which commanded an good view of the city. Vienna is a wonderful walking city and so we walked through the massive and beautiful Public Library. The following day we took a bus to Kalenburg, located high on the outskirts of the city and walked down to the city from there. Of course one need not mention that the restaurants are some of the best in the world with very reasonable prices to boot. All-in-all our stay in Vienna was most enjoyable. On our last evening, we went to Café Central, a famous posh restaurant, complete with a pianist at the Grand piano. We all chose absolutely decadent desserts so we decided to walk home instead of taking public transport. That walk probably took care of 50 of the 1200 calories we took in, individually. Tomorrow, every one has to be ready to leave by 7 am.
Ok so you got to Vienna without any major problems , The apt is great and probably cleaner then the last one ,,,, With all that walking you are going to be in great shape as for the patisseries I would have like more details to savour in my mind but hey you enjoyed it thats what counts ...Are you staying in Vienna for awhile ? keep in touch .
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We are done with Vienna and you will enjoy the next blog. Just to wake up you imagination, me absolutely decadent desert was a 3 chocolate torte, about 3 inches high, another one was a hot chocolate cake filled with fabulous chocolate sauce that oozed out when one Doug into it, another was an enormous plate of broken up warm cake which you covered with a hot cherry sauce. Three is all we got and shared. We had to be reasonable, after all...
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Danielle
OMG Who died and went to Chocolate Heaven sounds absolutly decadent ... Well I guess you all needed the energie to continue on your Odyssey looking forward to the rest of your fabulous trip .... Take care love you .. Jackie
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