A day in Vienna

Saturday 2/6 with an early start we headed off to Schonbrunn Palace to visit some of the 1,441 majestic rooms. This huge summer home of the Habsburgs family is set amongst expanses of rose gardens on a block of land 1km by 1km in the inner suburbs of Vienna. The weather wasn’t too kind to us today so we didn’t get to experience the gardens, but experienced a great morning tea in a Viennese Coffee shop instead, Café Residenz. My eyes were almost bigger than my stomach but I still digested a chocolate coated waffle cone filled with sponge cake, strawberry mouse, sliced strawberries and almond slivers; washed down with a latte. Meanwhile, Jean enjoyed an apple strudel with a (decaf) latte too. After this, we visited the Carriage Museum, and viewed numerous horse drawn carriages covered in gold. A while later a Bratwurst lunch was dealt with, followed by a visit to St Stephen’s Cathedral. Afterwards, a walk up town to the Spanish Riding School and their magnificent Lipizzaner stallions filled the afternoon. Back to our ship and another of those fine dining experiences. We set sail at midnight tonight and have been told that internet access is almost non-existent for a day or two.