Day 21 Gmund to Vienna

It ended up being a 5-hour drive from Gmünd to the Vienna airport to pick up Curtis and Alex (construction and some navigational challenges 🤪).

The first part of the drive was beautiful—see the Hohenwerfen Castle perched on a dramatic cliff in the photos. It literally popped out of the clouds as we rounded a bend in the highway!

We stopped to stretch our legs at the St. Florian Monastery and chanced upon an orchestra practice—the acoustics were incredible. Founded nearly a thousand years ago this Augustinian monastery with lavish baroque decor is in excellent condition—it feels like a palace. Today, 21 monks keep the tradition alive proving that monastic life and a flair for dramatic architecture can coexist.

We picked up the boys and checked into our historic AirB&B. Our surprise for them was Stiles-Con V shirts to celebrate the anniversary of our move to Spain twenty years ago and a memory book. https://www.canva.com/design/DAGqbQllN_c/QPAuzc…

We wandered out for a preview of the city then had a traditional meal (including schnitzel and potato salad, of course) at an off-the-beaten-path family-owned restaurant (Kolonitz Beisl)—delicious!Read more