We first wandered to Stephansdom, a huge, very old, very beautiful church. The exterior is daunting but still approachable, while the interior is enough to take anyone's breath away. We didn't do any formal tours, but I took plenty of pictures.
The exterior:
The interior:
We wandered around, walking from Stephansplatz to Karlsplatz, taking pictures of many random buildings, eventually reaching a farmer's fair happening around the Hofburg Palace. So we sat, enjoyed, and took pictures.
Jonathan eats a Wiener wiener and drinks some Wiener beer:
I stand in front of a pretty building in the Hofburg (I believe it is now the National Library):
A building, most certainly part of the Hofburg:
A street on our way to somewhere:
We stand in front of the Federal Parliament building:
Later that night, we ventured to the Staatsoper (State Opera House), where we had obtained last-row (but non-obstructed view!) tickets for 20 Euros apiece to see Manon Lescaut. The opera house was beautiful, and unlike the Volksoper, it had English subtitles:
After the opera, we walked around the area and had some famous Wiener sachertorte and apfelstrudel. And took some more pictures.
All in all, a fantastic day.
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4 comments:
Lovely! Like walking into the Sound of Music. That hot dog looks delicious...
Jealous.
Jealous.
Jealous.
Also, where are the pictures from the ball you attended? I thought we went over this...
PS - The word verification word for this comment is "morons." First you make me jealous of your trip and now your blog is name-calling. I see how it is.
Thank you thank you for the posting the beautiful pictures. You had a great view of the light fixture...
Glad you had a good time.
Is there a reason I couldn't see day 1? I'll keep trying.
Dearest Katie,
I got your postcard from Europe!!Thank you for thinking of us!!We missed you so much!!Come visit us!!
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