That evening we went on a walking tour to familiarise ourselves with the city and to learn a bit about its history. We visited many old and significant buildings, including the Palace once home to the Austro-Hungarian royal family, and beautiful gardens. The tour ended with a Viennese meal of pork snitzel and apple strudel. We opted for the half litre of beer, turning down the 1 litre that seemed standard!
The next morning we went walking again, as much as I hate to admit it, we took in the sights featured on a movie called 'Before Sunrise'. Above all it was just a good way to see some off the beaten track parts of the city that the films characters walked through. A cafe, a river bank, the most amazing record store, a church with the most powerful pipe organ and some lovely cobbled streets.
After a rest we went for dinner at the famous Nachmarkt then saw a film from 1948 that is set and filmed in Vienna called 'The Third Man'. It was brilliant, set during the allied occupation and gave us ideas for some more spots to take in on Friday!
Friday morning we went to an old cemetery a bit out of town where people like Beethoven and other composers and artists are buried.
We also visited the enormous cathedral in the centre of Vienna and an amusement park with a giant ferris wheel featured in the movie 'The Third Man'.
To make the most of the perfect weather we finished the day with a picnic dinner in the park near our accommodation, reading and playing guitar with the beautiful old university building in our sights. Once again as has been common in Europe, the bees put a stop to this and we headed back for an early night. Sad to say goodbye to another of our favourite cities.
Location:Vienna, Austria
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