Vienna: Parks & Ringstrasse & Opera

This morning we walked to the metro station and mall to get our metro passes for the next few days and a coffee & pastry. We tried a special donut filled with apricot jam, which is a classic for Vienna and an apple strudel that was fantastic. We walked from there to Stadtpark and stumbled on the biggest food and wine festival in Vienna. We taste tested our way through the park😀😋👌 Everything from sausages, cheese, oils, cream based liquors, protein packed millworms, breads, dips and we made our own herb blend of salt and butter. From there we walked part of the Ringstrasse to Burggarten,Heldenplatz, Hofburg, Volksgarten, Rathausplatz and St. Stephen's Church and then caught a metro back to our apartment. We had a rest and snacks then caught the metro to Schonbrun Castle to walk the gardens before heading for dinner and an opera performance in the Orangerie. Schönbrunn Palace, opened in 1700 and was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna. The name Schönbrunn has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court. it is built in a Baroque style architecture. It is a Unesco World Heritage Site. The gardens are so expansive. We covered a very small portion. The opera was really nice. They played music from Mozart in the first half and Schubert in the second half. The operator singers were very talented. A great way to end a really fun day.Read more