I, Carl have been passing Vienna airport about 50 times but only visited the city twice. First time with Leslie on our 10th wedding anniversary. Second time due to flight delays, Jan Lundin and I took the opportunity to have coffee in the city. But this is first time to visit Vienna in summer time. As a German friend puts it "Honestly spoken" Vienna is much more impressive and better in the summer.
First stop in Vienna, apfelstrudel and coffee.
Twenty years ago we ate a Sacher torte at this hotel. Cannot manage a Sacher torte today after the apfelstrudel, must be getting older!
Museum Viertel in Vienna, a wonderful, big, area with easy atmosphere where old and modern museums and art galleries are gathered. This the MUMOK, art museum. The open area has lots of bed shaped benches which are very comfortable to lie in. The light blue shirt in the one in the foreground is Carl enjoying a rest.
Another view of the Museum viertal with older buildings.
Resting in the beds! Vienna is full of tourists, all ages and all nationalities. And it was really hot. We took the U- bahn into the city, very clean and fast. Found a café opposite Cartier and spend our time watching a "bouncer"?? Doing his job outside the shop. Dressed in a suit with an ear phone he paraded up and down in front only to let in certain people. We spied another character just standing and watching the shop and thought we might even see a robbery. But nothing so exciting happened.
St Stephans Catherdral with the beautiful roof. We walked through Maria Theresia Platz, Helden Platz in Hofburg where the Hapsburgare lived for 600 years. We need to check our facts since we do not know so much about the Hapsburgs, but it seems that Maria Theresia was a very prominent figure. We have enough research to do to keep us busy for many years to come.
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