Vienna, Austria

Well our two days in Austria have been very busy. We started out visiting the St. Stephans Cathedral which has the second tallest steeple in the world. Then we went to a Romans Ruins museum which was only discovered in the 70s when they were working on the sewer system. Then we headed to a clock museum which had over 1000 different clocks dating back to the 1500s. Then we went to Beethovens apartment. We got to see some of his music and even a lock of his hair. Then we spent some time at the Austria Museum looking at hundreds of years of artifacts from this country dating back to the 1200s. After that we went to the famous Prater Park. We walked around and then rode the train through the park. Then we took the tram around the city looking at some of the buildings including the Parliment, National Library, City hall,and some churches. We ate a late supper and then went to bed very tired. Yesterday, we woke up and spent most of the day at Schonbrunn Palace. We took a tour of the beautiful palace. Then we went to three mazes on the grounds. We walked around the grounds and gardens. They had many flowers and huge fountains. We also walked up a hill to a Gloriette that overlooked the Palace and it had great views of Vienna. Then we visited the Carriage Museum. It was my favorite. There were so many amazing and complex carriages that the royalty family used. After that we headed back to the Prater park where we rode the famous Prater ferris wheel looking over Vienna. It was enjoyable and the views were great. Then we ended our last day by heading to see the Danube River. So now we have seen this river in three different countries Austria, Hungary, and Serbia. We went to bed and now today we leave to head back home. We leave around noon and should be back in the states around 830 Charleston time, 3am Vienna time. We had a great time and hope you all enjoyed our Blog. See you all very soon!!!!!!!!