Mercure City Vienna

We arrived ın Vienna after a good nights sleep (we could fortunately book a sleeping coach on the train). Leaving Vienna was only possible via the motorway. Luckily we were not checked for the vıvignette and arrived at the boarder to Hungary where we met with Werner and Pia our colleagues on the tour.

The boarder crossing ıs easy ...

... original 6" (Mike, Tania and 4 Aussies) when we went to the AMusement Park. So we tried to ditch her when she went to get ice cream and we succeeded! We couldn't find her anymore!! So we felt bad, but when we saw her again back on the bus at the meeting point, she said she just left instead of looking for us!!! lol

Before we went out we all went to a Mozart concert and dinner at the ...

... sloeber ben, en na drie kwartier kwam dan eindelijk Herr Doktor himself kijken.. Niks geen dot lijm, alles moest dr uit, kijken of alles onder de motorkap nog mooi en glanzend is, en dan pas een nieuwe dr in (meneer wilde ook graag nog aan de onderkant sleutelen, maar we gaan natuurlijk niet overdreven veel geld in de Weense economie pompen!). En natuurlijk kon dat niet meer, want Herr Doktor had t druk.. Vrijdag terug, weer heel gedoe, vooral ...

... for a pick-me-up coffee and pastry.. I had booked an apartment for our stay here in Vienna and it's spacious and comes equipped with a kitchen, so no breakfast included.. Not that it mattered as it means we can chose what we wanted.. ;) After breakfast, we caught the underground to the Opera to catch the tram that runs a loop around the city. Rick had a self-guided tour that we could follow from his book which gave us a quick overview of the city ...

... around Europe as part of a university module entitled 'Churches and Cathedrals'. Their task during the month-long trip was to visit such establishments all across Europe and then deliver a paper on it upon their return to college. Saskatchewan and I, out of bemused fascination, quizzed them further, but one of them seemed to take offense, perhaps sensing an undertone of sarcasm in our voices. She was not helped by her friend, who admitted that the ...

... cities I've been to as it seems quite calm. People are all doing their thing, but there doesn't seem to be that crowded urgency and noise you find in most metropolises. Maybe it's because there are a lot of parks around, or it's much easier to get out of the city than most places. I'm looking forward to coming back and seeing more of the city and surrounding area. I have a feeling that it'd quite worthwhile. Now if it weren't so damn expensive than we'd really have something...

... were all very old, which fits with the look of the room, which looked like it was taken directly out of Disney's, "Beauty and the Beast." I wish we could have stayed longer in Melk so that we could have toured the gardens, but as soon as our tour was over, it was time to head to lunch in the next town of Durenstein. This town is also located along the Danube. We had a really good three course meal. I had the pancake soup to start, which was literally strips of ...

... very good and I'm glad I went-even if it meant waking up very early and standing up for 2 ½ hours! Needless to say, we were all ready for a coffee by 11 am; remembering that Vienna is well known for its coffee, we found a café. Having drained the caffeine from our cups, and just barely resisting the temptation to order and eat everything on the menu, we made an obligatory trip to the Danube for a photo-op. Our next stop was Town Hall and ...