It is a very clean city, the drivers appear to have a greater appreciation of the needs of pedestrians and the buildings no matter which way you look are jaw droppingly beautiful
The St. Charles Church (1716) has very ornate columns
The Belvedere Palace minutes walk from the central city was very impressive as
was the Vienna State Opera house which was close to Hotel Sacher which holds
the rights to market their cake as the original sachertorte one of Vienna's culinary specialities
The most famous shopping street in Vienna is Karntner Strasse which is a pedestrian only zone with High Street type stores lining both sides.
It was a very busy street ending at Stephensplatz which was dominated by the
St Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and dates from around 1350.
Big business around the church is tourist sightseeing trips in horse drawn
carriages - there would have been at least 25 of the carriages lined outside the church.
After leaving the area we went over to the Museum Quarter to view the Kim Dotcom display & have to say it was a little uninspiring.
In the same gallery there was an exhibition of works by Albert Oehlen described as "one of the most influential contemporary painters". I have to say our grandchildren could produce better works than this painter but he....
...clearly has some ability.
So ended a very enjoyable day in this stunning city.
The challenge I put out yesterday has now increased to 34 countries - how are you going?
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