City trip to Vienna

Vienna is an incredible city that offers so much insight into Austrian and European history. I loved my stay there, can’t believe it’s almost two weeks ago, time flies…

I stayed at the hotel “König von Ungarn” which was located at the “Mozarthaus”, where Mozart used to live with his family for three years. Vienna holds highlights for everyone, whether you’re interested in history, culture, food, hiking or wellness.

I loved sitting in the pretty roofed patio of my hotel.

First I stopped by at Schönbrunn Palace, where I took a guided tour through luxurious rooms of past emperors end empresses. It was fascinating and interesting. Afterwards I took a stroll through the huge park up to the Gloriette, where I enjoyed the beautiful view over Vienna. Note that you’re not allowed to take pictures inside the palace.

On my second day I slept in and relaxed a little. Then I went on a walk to the Hundertwasser House, an exceptional piece of architectural art that was designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and was built in 1983-1985.

On my way back to the hotel I stopped by at St. Stephens Cathedral. I had high hopes about it, it is beautifully built especially on the inside, but it’s incredibly crowded and touristy, so the peaceful atmosphere of the church is lost.

  This beautiful flower shop is pretty much around the corner of St. Stephens Cathedral.

On my last day visited the Sisi museum at the Hofburg in Vienna and paced through the gorgeous imperial apartments, learned a lot about the household and life at court, especially about empress Elisabeth’s (often referred to as Sisi) life and struggles being an empress, I was fascinated. I suggest to take an audio guided tour, which allows you more flexibility than a person-guided tour. As at the Schönbrunn Palace, you aren’t allowed to take pictures here either.

Then I was on my way to the Austrian National Library. I loved this place with its valuable collection of ancient books that used to be read by aristocratic regents of past times. Look at the outstanding architecture.

After visiting the Austrian National Library, I went to the Sacher Café, to eat a delicious piece of the world famous Sacher cake. It made for the best goodbye before heading to the airport to fly back home.