Vienna is such a pretty city! As we took our tour through it to get to the Schonbrunn Palace, we passed amazing architecture, beautiful churches, many parks and beautiful tree-lined streets. The picture at the right is the Vienna Opera House. So many famous composers either called Vienna home or spent much of their lives here. Emily asked for some quizzes about our travel. So Emily, here goes. We were told Vienna was home to four of the most famous composers to have ever lived. Could you name them?
After our lovely ride through the city we came to the famous Schonbrunn Palace. This was the summer home to the royals of the Hapsburg Family. It was nothing short of amazing. We were not allowed to take pictures on the inside, but it was so beautiful. We only got to tour 20 of the 1,400 rooms, but we saw more gold than you can imagine!
The grounds of the palace were immense. We just did not have the time to do much exploring, but you can see just some of the grounds and gardens in the picture at the right.
This is the back of the palace. Just as beautiful as the front.
It was a very wonderful tour. We returned to our ship and enjoyed a nice dinner. We are still trying to catch up on our sleep and the night helped. We turned our lights off at just past 8 and had such good and restful sleep until the alarm reminded us that we were entering the beautiful Wachau Valley of the Danube.
See our next post or two for the fun we had in this area.
Debbie and Bob
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I couldn't remember any composers so I might have cheated a little. :)
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms, and Schubert all lived in Vienna.
Can't wait to make the apple strudel!
Have a good trip!
Emily
Great job, Emily. You can call it "researching" instead of cheating!
I can't wait to make the strudel too, but most of all, I can't wait to eat it.
Love you,
Grandma
Looks exceptionally beautiful. So glad you guys are having so much fun. How's the food on the ship?
The food has been great. We have even had authentic Hungarian Goulash! Our only complaint is eating later than we are used to. Sometimes makes it hard for us to get to sleep.
Hugs,
Deb
The food has been great. We have even had authentic Hungarian Goulash! Our only complaint is eating later than we are used to. Sometimes makes it hard for us to get to sleep.
Hugs,
Deb
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