In and around Vienna - Day 1

After saying good bye to our cycling companions the night before, Wendy, her brother Warren, his wife Jenny, and I stayed on in Vienna. The plan was to tour around Vienna for a couple of days before heading northward by train to Prague.

Saturday in Vienna was a bit soggy and cold (once again we marveled at the fact that the cycling portion of the trip had such great weather). Not to be deterred, we bought a "hop on, hop off" tour bus pass ($20 euros each) to get a good overview of the city's core and some of the immediately outlying areas. One of the branches of the tour took us to Schonbrunn Palace, which was the summer home of the Habsberg's, Austria's ruling monarchy family until the early 20th century. Amazing opulence!   

About the time the tour bus dropped us off back at the town centre, the clouds started to clear and it was nicer walking weather. We dropped into the Cafe Dremel for some famous torte (this was a must-do according to Jenny who knows about such things!). We ended the day by once again enjoying some Italian fare in a ristorante close to our hotel. 

Here is a selection of pictures