Wien Day 2

We had a another marathon sightseeing today here in Vienna. We started out at Nachtsmarkt, which is a market a la Borough Market, selling meat, veg and yummy things. We picked up some breakfast there. We went down to Karlskirche, which is a church with a beautiful painted ceiling and a view of all of Vienna - nice despite the rainy haze. After that we wandered through Stadtpark, which is where there are a multitude of statues of famous composers and other Austrian artists. I got a couple pictures of Strauss and Schubert. Following this we went back to St. Stephens Cathedral to explore a little more. We went into the catacombs, where we saw the urns where the internal organs (not the hearts) of the Habsburgs are kept. Bizarre.

We went out to Schonbrunn to continue our love affair with the Habsburgs. We went through the palace at warp speed (enough furniture!) and spent a lot of time in the gardens. We did the maze and the labyrinth and all the games that were in that park. We also climbed the hill to the Glorietta, and then walked through the woods. Glorious! Beautiful flowers, it smelled like green... Really glad we went out there.

We came back to central Vienna and went to the Augustinian church to check out the urns that contain the Habsburg hearts, but it was closed - Boooo. So, we took a little break, and started wandering down to the famous ferris wheel when it started to pour. We´re trying to wait out the rain, otherwise we´ll head back to our shady hostel to get some rest before finishing up Vienna tomorrow and heading to Prague!