Vienna in a Day...Not Possible
October 27, 2011
27.10.2011 - 27.10.2011
53 °F
Ready to see as much of Vienna as you can see in one day at 9:00 am we were all on the bus for the city tour. They drove us around to see the important sites and then let us off the bus in the walking area aka expensive shopping area. We saw more statues, the Spanish Riding School (home of the Lipizans) and then had an hour to do what we wanted. Christy and I had seen a shop we wanted to go back to so we went there and Keith, who is a little tired of the inside of churches, joined us. Mike, Debbie and Andy went to see St. Stephan's Cathedral the had a cafe Vienna at a shop frequented by a 100 year old man. The old guy was there and Debbie has a picture. They also found a wine store and bought a couple of bottles for dinner. Katie and Joe took off on their own for the afternoon. Their high point was a tour of the Opera House and conquering the subway to get back to the ship and out of the cold windy weather.
The rest of us came back to the ship for lunch and then got back on a bus to tour the Schonbrunn Palace, the summer palace of Maria Theresa. It was beautiful and the grounds are amazing. We just didn't have time to do it justice and it was very cold and windy outside but fortunately not raining.
We returned to the ship, showered and were in the lounge by 6:45 for our final informational meeting and the Captain's toast aka free champagne. Then it was down to the dining room for dinner. What someone took our round table at the back...how dare they! An hour later seated on the starboard side of the boat we have the last laugh. We got to see a cool castle ad the shoreline of Slovakia from our "new table". They didn't see squat from the round table in the back. Hahaha! It was the Captain's dinner night and unfortunately the worst meal we have had but it did end with that cruise ship favorite,Baked Alaska parading around the room. On to Budapest!
PS Be sure to ask Keith about the the bathroom at the Schonbrunn Palace.
Posted by Kyle-Keith 30.10.2011 03:00 Archived in Austria
