Mercure City Vienna

... and has 1900 rooms (the city palace, the Hoffburg has 2200).Some 200 are used today as residences for senior public servants and retired public servants (take note, Premier Rees).<br><br>The gardens at the back of the palace are wonderful examples of French Architecture gardens, so we headed straight out there to get some photos. Joining the tour group again, we then went on to tour through the Mirror Room, Porcelain Room, the Chinese Room, and the State bedroom (used for ...

... across we were met with the most incredible views. Ibis hotels may be cheaper but this one was worth a million euros!<br><br>After another full afternoon of sites we headed for the train station to commence our 24 hour trip via Budapest to Sofia in Bulgaria.<br><br>We have already decided that this trip is not for the faint hearted and we are only 4 hours into it and came this ...

... everything is arranged and should work out fine. In Singapore, I will stay with Gustav and Junee, a couple I got to know one and a half years ago when I was in Singapore for the first time and on a stopover to Australia. Together, we all will visit a common friend's - Elin's - wedding. As the family and relatives sum up to a rather large number, I expect hundreds of people ...

... up the long entry way to the palace the pale yellow of the out** ext**ior glistened in the sun. Schönbrunn diff**ed from the Hofburg. Both w**e incredibly large and extravagant palaces. Schönbrunn is set outside the city and p**ched on a hill. It has a surplus of ev**ything green and blooming flow**s galore. The inside of the palace was a treat, but the outside was the real attraction. You could walk through the gardens for days, especially if you got lost in one of the two shrub ...

... before. He had these little puppets pretending to play this little piano he had and every time someone gave him some money the puppet would stop what ever it was doing and it's eyes would pop out of his head in the direction of the person and sometimes glorious music would begin playing. The puppet was singing James Brown and his tongue could even stick out. It was so cool. We came across another nice church ...

Today was a a great day. Mom and I started the day by taking the tram and walking to the Spanish Riding School which is housed in Hofburg Imperial Palace. We watched the riders exercise the Lippizan stallions for an hour or so. They weren't performing but the place was packed. There are 3 beautiful chandeliers over the riding floor and the horses are amazing. After that we visited the gift shop and walked to an outdoor farmers market that puts any I have any to shame. The market is ...

... Chelsea is Captain Von Trapp, Amy is Greta, Lisa is Liesl, and Natalie is Louisa. After lunch, we met with our tour guide, Sylvia with a "y," who took us on a 3 hour walking tour of the city. My favorite part of the tour was the gardens at the current city hall, which is the former palace. The gardens are the scene of where Maria and the children are running and dancing to "Do Re Me" in "The Sound of Music." The gardens were brightly colored and very ...

... a full train. We made it to Wien and Hostel Ruthensteiner. It was a good place, but super full. Dinner on night #1 was a zoo, because about 10 people were trying to get to the stoves (8 elements), the sink and the fridge. Too many cooks in the kitchen, as they say! Someone stupidly put something too heavy into one of the fridges and a shelf came tumbling down in the middle of the chaos, shattering pieces of ...