VIENNA, AUSTRIA
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
We are docked quite far away from the centre of the city but are on a panoramic bus tour this morning of the major sites followed by a visit to the Schonbrunn Summer Palace. It is going to be very hot so plan on returning to the ship for lunch rather than staying downtown wandering the shops. There is an opportunity to venture out tonight for a Ferris wheel ride - the Prater Stern - but that doesn't appeal.
We are back from our morning adventures - it was 24 C when we left and 34C when we got back to the boat in time for lunch. The panoramic tour on the bus was just that - we whipped by some spectacular buildings and I managed a few pics but don't ask me what they were - an opera house, a town hall, a winter palace, another palace, the Parliament, etc. etc. We finally arrived at the Summer Palace - crowded with tourists. We took a short tour of the 500-acre Baroque garden before entering to tour the State Rooms. Those Hapsburgs sure knew how to live! Very sumptuous living quarters. According to our guide everything was done for them. Women didn't have it easy - marrying ugly princes and having to bear up to 16 children. We were happy to return to the boat for lunch and a raid on the delicious chocolates filled with marzipan. We snaffued more than our share.
We would have liked to have gone to the Belvedere to see the Gustaf Klimt paintings but we wouldn't arrive there until 3:00, would have had to wait to buy tickets, and be back on the bus by 4:30. We didn't think that would give us enough time. That and the head dissuaded us.
Now it's nap time. The only other thing on our agenda is dinner. Poor us.
We are docked quite far away from the centre of the city but are on a panoramic bus tour this morning of the major sites followed by a visit to the Schonbrunn Summer Palace. It is going to be very hot so plan on returning to the ship for lunch rather than staying downtown wandering the shops. There is an opportunity to venture out tonight for a Ferris wheel ride - the Prater Stern - but that doesn't appeal.
We are back from our morning adventures - it was 24 C when we left and 34C when we got back to the boat in time for lunch. The panoramic tour on the bus was just that - we whipped by some spectacular buildings and I managed a few pics but don't ask me what they were - an opera house, a town hall, a winter palace, another palace, the Parliament, etc. etc. We finally arrived at the Summer Palace - crowded with tourists. We took a short tour of the 500-acre Baroque garden before entering to tour the State Rooms. Those Hapsburgs sure knew how to live! Very sumptuous living quarters. According to our guide everything was done for them. Women didn't have it easy - marrying ugly princes and having to bear up to 16 children. We were happy to return to the boat for lunch and a raid on the delicious chocolates filled with marzipan. We snaffued more than our share.
We would have liked to have gone to the Belvedere to see the Gustaf Klimt paintings but we wouldn't arrive there until 3:00, would have had to wait to buy tickets, and be back on the bus by 4:30. We didn't think that would give us enough time. That and the head dissuaded us.
Now it's nap time. The only other thing on our agenda is dinner. Poor us.
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