We had a hassle free flight and then trained it to Schwedenplatz in search of our hotel. Again we (read Luke with Nell following) found the hotel easily and were pleasantly surprised.
After checking in we headed out to get our bearings and see what Vienna had in store for us. We found a quaint pub called the Bermuda Brau for dinner and on the way home we stopped off at the Gelateria. We had the hugest ice creams ever! Mine was topped with Ferrero Rochers, hazelnuts, chocolate sticks and biscuits. As if that wasn't enough the whole thing was covered in whipped cream! I could only manage to eat half of it, but it didn't go to waste because somehow Luke could fit the rest of mine in on top of his - quite a feat!
On our waddle back to the hotel we saw some amazing lighting on buildings and a little bar under one of the bridges. Nothing spectacular about that except three guys were playing a game that involved smacking an axe into a block of wood - boys, alcohol and a sharp axe, what could go wrong?
A relatively early start the next morning to go and see the Spanish horses practice at the Hapsburg Palace. The Palace was spectacular, the horse practice no so spectacular - two hours of watching them trot around the ring waiting for something to happen. The only thing that got our attention was hearing the horses fart … very good acoustics in the arena. :-)
Next stop was Cafe Central, a renowned coffee house where poets and writers used to meet. One guy used to spend so much time there he listed it as his place of residence, not sure why though as the coffee was ordinary and the Applestrudle very acidic.
Our next mission was to find the Swarovski store - three floors of crystal goodness! I only bought a keyring, because Luke discovered we can catch a train from Munich that will take us to Swarovski World - could be dangerous!
Now comes the moment a lot of you have been waiting for … the first watch purchase!!!! After many disappointing trips to Fossil stores, the purchase was made in a Swatch store.
That night we tried to get into the Sofitel to check out the funky ceiling we'd seen from the street the night before - we didn't even make it to the elevator - apparently thongs and shorts weren't appropriate attire. The lady was really nice about it and said the bar was open until 2.00 am if we wanted to come back later. After dinner we changed and went back. The lady recognised us and this time we got the tick of approval. It was worth the effort - the views were amazing.
After a relaxing night and morning we headed out to have a cuppa and wait for Ben
to arrive. We found a Starbucks, so I have another photo to add to the collection. We found Ben's hotel and propped ourselves at the bar/cafe a couple of doors up. This is where we stayed for many hours, catching up and quenching our thirst. It didn't end pretty and probably wasn't a good idea to over indulge when we had to be up at 5.00 am to get ready and catch the shuttle bus to the airport for our flight to Venice.
Location:Vienna, Austria
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