Chapter 33 - Fun in Vienna

We had fun in Vienna when Kate came to Austria. St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Kunsthistorische Museum and Schonbrunn Palace were the main places we visited, but we also did a lot of eating and observing people. Thought I'd share a few of the extra pictures with you.

We had lunch in one of the outdoor cafes.


Kate enjoyed her first wienerschnitzel, the national
dish of Austria.


I love the street performers in Vienna. Most of them,
like this lady and the guys in the following two
pictures, stand frozen in a pose.






I tried but never discovered where this guy was going.


In the 19th century, the main course of the Danube River was straightened to allow larger vessels to dock. In the 1970s a parallel channel was cut that created a long, artificial island known as the Donauinsel ("Danube Island"). Today Donauinsel is a haven for cyclists, rollerbladers and beach goers during the daytime, and a party place in the evening with numerous bars, restaurants, discos and food stalls. Donauinsel is about 13 1/4 miles long and from 75 to 227 yards wide.

Donauinsel is centered near the underground station,
and as you can see, graffitti exists everywhere.


You can rent pedal boats, but Bob didn't want to.


There are many different types of restaurants up and
down the boardwalk. We tried Mexican which was good.


There are rides, and you can see the bridge crossing
the Danube.