Vienna Austria

We spent a lovely day exploring Vienna and learning some interesting facts and history listening to Rick Steve’s audio tour.

We began at Stephansdom Square. The cathedral was built in1300.

From here we walked along the Graben, that once was a moat for the Roman military camp. 

We turned down a little street, the Dorotheergasee, where Rick explained the open style finger sandwiches that are popular with the Viennese.

We had a look at the Holy Trinity Plague Column that was built in remembrance of the 75,000 Viennese that died in the 1679 plague.

We then went to have a look at the colourful interior of St.Peter’s church.

Back on the Graben we were shown some underground public toilets that were built in 1900 by a local chemical maker to show off his products!

Down Kohlmarkt, Vienna’s most elegant and unaffordable street, we stopped at the ultimate chocolate shop with its interesting edible displays. Feeling peckish we thought we should have a slice of Vienna’s famous sachertorte. Basically a piece of dry chocolate cake with orange jam and chocolate icing. Not overly impressed, but hey, ‘while in Rome’...

The Hofburg Palace was once the home of the Habsburg’s and now houses several museums. 

We continued on through the entrance and passed the Imperial Apartments and headed to the Rathaus via a beautiful rose garden, then to the Opera house.

Some cute walking signs throughout the city.

Notice the resemblance?

Statue of Mozart who once lived here.

After lunch we took the tram around the Ringstrasse and then made our way slowly back to Stephansdom to take the train back to Bluey.