We made it to Vienna today. We had planned on leaving Budapest at 7am but since we knew we weren’t getting to bed past midnight we opted to sleep in and catch the 9am train here (which means we still only got about 6 hours of sleep).
Budapest was great but being in Vienna is a different world. Everywhere we look there is impressive Viennese architecture, wide pedestrians streets and there are still Christmas lights strung up everywhere. It is truly an impressive city but we have just been worn out today. Our feet hurt, our backs hurt, everything aches today from several days of nonstop sightseeing and traveling. Even so, we managed to find our way to a pharmacy to buy some ibuprofen (we’re not sure why you have to go to a pharmacy just to buy ibuprofen). We started the day off at a Christmas Market at Schonbrunn Palace (the summer home of the Hapsburgs). After a good lunch and a great experience at Café Hawkela for some coffee we were back to our old selves. We walked (not too quickly) around the pedestrian shopping areas and saw St. Stephansdom cathedral. We also had a great time in the American Bar designed by one of Brandon’s favorite architects in 1908 and still looks great today. Dinner was at Café Sacher with a small bowl of goulash soup and one of their famous deserts. By then, the ibuprofen had worn out and we limped back to our hotel. It is once again approaching midnight and we have so much to see tomorrow but a lot of it will be museums so maybe it will be a little easier on the feet. We plan on seeing what we can tomorrow and then heading back to our apartment in Salzburg at night so we can get a good night’s rest before New Year’s Eve.
Good night from Vienna…
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