Vienna was alright. We didn’t visit for long, three nights, so we didn’t get a real indepth experience. Vienna was a very important city and Capitol of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire so there are a lot of beautiful buildings and palaces laying about. When we were in Prague we met a friend of a family member and she told us Vienna will be a lot like Prague but it’s a much bigger city. She was absolutely right: Vienna and Prague have a similar cultural feel but Vienna is much larger and much more expensive.
We the coolest thing we did was visit the Imperial Treasury. There were all sorts of amazing jewels, crowns, vestments, and other fancy items. It was amazing to see the incredibly detailed and beautiful work, the photos do almost no justice for how beautiful the actual items were.
I celebrated my 32nd birthday in Vienna so we decided to go to a restaruant that also made their own beer. Oh man, the Pils and Marzen were off-the-charts-amazingly-delicious. While we can get Pils and Marzens in the US, it’s not the same as the US beers are generally more carbonated and marzen are commonly available in bulk in the fall. This is the second time on our trip where I wished I could bring the beer home :).
Enjoy the photos!
Chris W.
