A drop of Culture

An early start for a palace tour - vast and with beautiful gardens, and then on for a walking tour of Vienna. It is quite a pretty place with wonderful architecture. We sampled Sachertorte which is a traditional Austrian chocolate cake served with lashings of cream. We’ve tried to eat local specialty foods as we’ve travelled around - a good excuse to have chocolate cake only for lunch!



Our evening excursion was a real highlight. We went to a top class local restaurant for a four course dinner, which was the best meal we have had, and definitely the best ambience. The men’s toilets had to be seen to be believed - there was neon pink scented water coming out of the taps! All of the women in the party had to inspect them too!

Vienna is all about music and we were taken to front row seats at a performance by a string orchestra (plus clarinet and flute) as well as a soprano, baritone and ballet dancers, playing the music of Mozart and Strauss. It was quite short but a lovely end to the day. There was even a comedy spot with one of our party being invited on stage to accompany them with a triangle. Luckily, neither Allan nor I were the nominated victim this time!