Although the plan for this trip wasn't to necessarily tour Austria, Vienna is positioned well for us to check it out, and take a break from car touring for a change.
Here's a tram promoting the relationship between the USA and Austria - not the one we did our audio tour with however.
Here's a tram promoting the relationship between the USA and Austria - not the one we did our audio tour with however.
Vienna Opera - just an exterior view today - we'll get an inside tour tomorrow. Across the street we find the first of two trams, short runs, to do a circular tour.
The tram tour begins - we use a Rick Steves' audioguide - it's not the best way to see stuff, but we get a whirlwind overview of the area we'll do a walking tour of later.
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Fountain outside the Opera House. The walking tour begins.
"The Diving Board"
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St. Stephen's Cathedral - the current version is largely from the 15th century, although earlier versions dated from the 12th century, were gradually built over and then removed from within.
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Roman relics were incorporated into the front entrance.
St. Peter's Church peaking up the street.
WWII didn't treat the city well, but it resurrected itself to pretty fine shape.
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A moon phase indicator, a clock, and a sun-dial. And a rearing horse.
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"The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen, blauen Donau", (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.
Yes, we are again on the Danube River.
Tim emerges from the "water closet".
There's little Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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