From Prague we caught a 5 hour bus to Vienna. The train takes just as long to get there and was more expensive. Plus one of the buses there had tv screens and you could pick out of heaps of movies, just like a plane. I was pretty impressed. It was only myself, Jas, Bren and Laura taking the trip to Vienna as Christine and Ness went to Croatia for a sailing tour and Josh went to visit his family in Croatia.
We arrived in Vienna late afternoon and decided to go for a walk into the city and grab something to eat. We were looking for a restaurant called Figlmuller which claims to have the biggest schnitzel in the world. It's definitely the most famous restaurant in Vienna for it's schnitzels.
They have two restaurants right near each other. The one we went to was the biggest and there was a small line out the front. After only about a 10-15 minute wait, we were seated. The thin, pork schnitzel was BIGGER than the plate...I think Jas wet her pants. They served the schnitzel with a side of potato salad mixed with normal salad. We all vowed to finish it and Bren, Jas and Laura had no trouble. I was 3/4 of the way through and was ready to throw up. But I did it, and I was proud, but also couldn't stand the thought of seeing it again. But it was probably the best schnitzel I've ever had.....
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| A cathedral in the middle of the city in which Bren's grandpa was the aarchitect |
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| just some food... |
The next day Laura and I went to the Schonbrunn palace. Apparently it was the summer residence of Sisi (Empress Elizabeth of Austria - thanks Wiki). It is beautiful, and it is free! Please go and see it if you ever go to Vienna!! It has the most beautiful rose gardens I have ever seen! I felt like I was Alice in Wonderland!! The palace also hosts a zoo (which you must pay for) and a garden maze.
Later that day we went back into the city to meet Bren and Jas. Bren's grandma (who used to live in Vienna) reccommended a cake shop she loved which was right in the city. I had the famous Sachertorte, a chocolate cake with marmalade it the middle. Too delicious and I want to make it soon!
Then Laura and I walked across the Danube river to find the famous Ferris wheel situated in a cool little amusement park. I read about the Ferris wheel in the book 'The Third Man' which I read in school. The line for it was pretty long so we weren't that keen for it, instead we spotted the Prater Turn! I am pretty scared of heights but I'm glad I did it as it gave us such a beautiful view of the whole city of Vienna in a pretty fun way!
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| The Prater Turn |
That night the four of us were contemplating our last dinner in Vienna, and surprise surprise we decided on Figlmuller again haha! I didn't finish this time so we had room for some gelato we spotted in a huge gelato store just around the corner. The perfect way to end our time in Vienna....next stop, Croatia!!
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