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... were definitely more garden oriented than the Schloss Nymphenburg; huge impeccably trimmed gardens sprawled across the grounds. I really had no interest in touring the actual palace, I was content with just walking its grounds for today. These palaces are simply amazing; the amount of craftsmen used to complete the grounds must have been staggering. Not only to construct, paint, carve, furnish, and decorate the palace; but to create and ...

... by there to Naschmarkt to eat dinner. Our group finally got to split up (breaking from the herd is sooo nice). Reese, Meredith, Sarah and I found out way to Deli. It was crowded and smoking, but had a great atmosphere and good food. The cuisine was kind of Mediterranean and we ate, pretty tired from jet-lag and walking all afternoon, to the upbeat sounds from a DJ playing a ...

... water main (what did they do when they got electricity?). 3 highlights were: 1 the Dominican Church, off the beaten track there was only myself and the parishioners there and a amazing baroque decor, every inch marble guilt and oil paint, and a church organ Liberace would have been proud to play. took a couple of photo's before a bell went and in filed the monks, so I discretely left. 2 the Post office savings bank, Built in the 1900s it was one of the first examples of modern architecture ...

... half, when the solo violinist performed, I wasn't able to see the violinist due to a column. Since I couldn't see him, I imagined that my grandfather, Fritz, was the person playing the violin. The place where the philharmonic performs is a magical place; very Baroque, with everything covered in gold. The theatre has two levels, and during the solo, everyone's attention was focused on the violinist, even the conductor, Seigi Ozawa. I imagined that this is what it could have ...

Had to come all the way back to see the Superbowl. Apparently the Slovakians aren't to keen on American Football. Kinda wish I was in Indy for this one, but watching the Colts march to victory in the middle of the night in Vienna was unforgettable.

... Donau station. A short walk away was the Donauturm, a television tower in parkland. We went to the top of the tower and took in the views of Vienna. There was a bungee jump company at the top of the tower and we watched a few people jump but decided it wasn't for us! We caught the metro back to Karlsplatz station and then out to Schönbrunn to visit Schönbrunn Palace. The tour was with an audio ...