Alsergrund

Day 1 We arrived in Vienna pretty late, drove to the hotel and checked in. We left our luggage in the lobby and ran (quickly walked since they were closing soon) to a new restaurant called Stanko + Tito. The food was delicious and inspired from many eastern european countries. We got back to the hotel unpacked and unfortunately had to repack and switch rooms because the shower flooded the bathroom.😡 It was late and Klaus had to be up super early to drive 3 hours to a customer meeting (he was not happy).

Day 2 - Klaus left his meeting and I had a pretty relaxing day, that included a lunch at a cute cafe. After lunch I made my way to the spa area for a massage. Klaus met me after for the sauna and steam room. We got cleaned up and went to a cool restaurant called Mama Lulu & Sons, all the food was amazing but the dumplings and cucumber dish were to die for. We chatted with a local couple we met before heading to a bar called Bruder that they had suggested checking out. The drinks were so amazing, they make all the alcohol themselves. We walked back and headed to bed.

Day 3- We woke up grabbed a cappuccino to go and made our way to the very impressive Naschmarkt. We had a great time walking around and checking out all the local vendors. We stopped at one of the street vendors called Dr. Falafel and got our Middle Eastern food fix. We stopped at a beautiful wine bar/store called Wein & CO and enjoyed a glass of champagne. We spent the rest of the day walking a lot and exploring the different parts of the town including the large city center filled with shops and restaurants. The plan was to get cleaned up for our dinner but the day got away from us and we had to go to dinner as is. 😲 We tried Brazilian food at Kias Kitchen, our favorite was the tapioca squares with spicy guava jelly.

Day 4- Woke up and went to Cafe Sperl (a super old traditional Austrian cafe) for our morning java. From there we walked to Un Petit Cafe for a cappuccino, it was sooo cute and literally the smallest cafe we have ever been in with a total of 2 tables. We grabbed the car and headed to Schönbrunn Palace for our guided tour. It is a breathtaking palace filled with so much history. Before we left, we had a glass of bubbly at the castle restaurant called Joseph II Heuriger & Vinothek. We drove back to the hotel and walked to Wein & Co, we had a few hours before dinner and decided to grab a small snack and samples some wines. The restaurant was in the main city square, so we bundled up and made the 30 min walk to a restaurant called, Lugeck. It is a modern restaurant which specialty is the Wiener schnitzel, we opted for the beet tartar and truffle burger (both were amazing). Our walk back to the hotel was beautiful with all the amazing buildings lit up.Read more