Hello Vienna.
Austria's capital is home to over two million people.
It is now a modern city...
and has been dubbed the world's most livable city.
Vienna was the centre of the Habsburg dynasty for centuries until WW1.
It is successfully integrated the historical architecture of that era with new contemporary buildings.
The Hofburg Palace (built in the 13th Century) was the principal residence of the Habsburg's.
Horse and buggy rides or Uber!
The guys found a bench outside of St. Stephen's Cathedral...
while we checked out the souvenir shops nearby.
Joseph's Platz at the Hofburg Palace.
The square is named after Emperor Joseph 11...
depicted on the statue erected around 1795.
Demel is a famous pastry shop in Vienna...
that has been supplying cakes and sweets to the royal court since 1786.
It is situated near the royal palace.
The Parliament Buildings...built in 1883.
Votive Church was dedicated in 1879.
Made of white sandstone...
which needs to be constantly protected from erosion and discolouring.
Art History Museum on the city square.
St. Francis of Assisi Church is a Catholic cathedral...
built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Our walking tour took us past the The Stallburg Imperial Stables...
home of the famous Lipizzan stallions.
Built in the 16th century, the stables are one of Vienna's few surviving Renaissance buildings.
We borrowed a few bikes from the ship in the afternoon...
and went for a bike road along the Danube.
Along with cruise boats...the Danube is a busy commercial highway.
Though most excursions on our river cruise were included...
the symphony concert in Vienna was an extra expense.
And so worth it!
The concert took place in Eroica Hall...the festival room at Palais Lobkowitz.
Beethoven was a frequent guest at the palace and performed his Third Symphony for the first time in this hall...with himself as conductor.
We came. We saw. We experienced Vienna.
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