Vienna 4

Vienna Day 4 - Oh Vienna!
A big day planned! A warm day - F'cast 24 C, so glad I have clothes to choose from!
Derek off early for a walk and Judith and I met him at Wortner's at 9.
The off to Naschmarkt to do some shopping for lunch and maybe a few extras - only to find shops and produce stores all closed! Plenty of cafes tho. We found out later shops can't open on Sunday (tho plenty seemed to be in city - maybe a tourism exception).
Luckily there was a Spar open not far away (the only one we could find) doing a roaring trade. Walked to BurgGarten which is behind/in front of? Hofburg Imperial Palace. Huge complex of buildings. Beautiful gardens with plenty of people enjoying the weather
We split up there as I wanted to go to Albertina Museum. Fantastic to see the residential rooms - fascinating info and amazing collection of art - particularly the line drawings.
Then there was an Impressionism exhibition, and a special Roy Lichtenstein exhibition.
Met up with Derek and Judith in Volks Garten. Beautiful park tho unfortunately roses not flowering but lots of people to watch as we had our picnic lunch.
Then to Globe Museum!- very interesting and amazing collection.
Then to the tea house we found on our first day. Delightful outdoor area tho people smoking(obviously permitted here) but quite unpleasant espec as we are not used to it any more. How lucky we are to have enlightened approaches to health and smoking!
Tea range was amazing! Judith and I had Special Viennese Blend, Derek had Citrus Jasmine. Both beautiful and we planned on buying some in the fab store - only to find shop closed due to Sunday trading restrictions! 😞.
Finally headed off home. A rest, finished off the prosecco and olives and a bit of packing for tomorrow's departure.
Dinner at Wortners (just about only Viennese restaurant open in the area! - surprised that so many places are closed on Sat and Sun). A beautiful mild evening and able to sit outside. Finally got to have real Viennese dishes. Judith and I had Wiener Schnitzel - so big we could have shared one dish! But Beautiful - crisp outside thin, tender meat. Derek had the Beef Goulash which he clearly enjoyed.
Home about 9 and in bed soon after.Leer más