We’re in Vienna! It was a wonderful sunshiny day to walk about and explore the city. We met a guy named Carl who showed us around and told us lots about the history of the city and some of the important people who have lived in Vienna and the important things that have happened here throughout history.
There were ruling families that controlled much of what Europe was for lots of years. The city is also know as a place that attracted poets, musicians and intellectuals too. We heard so many names, stories and special places it will be hard the remember all of it.
One very special place we looked in on was the Minorittenchurch where we saw a life sized replica of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper” painting in mosaic tile. It’s so much bigger than we ever imagined and the details are amazing.
And, of course, you can’t go on a walk about without stopping for snacks. And what better treat to have in Vienna then apple strudel. We even got to watch and learn how a chef makes special Apple strudel, and taste a great big piece with an afternoon coffee.
We also took a bus ride across town to tour the Schönbrunn Palace and it’s gardens. It’s such an enormous place, it’s hard to imagine that any family would need so much space.
It has about 1,441 rooms and the land and gardens take up 160 hectares, and it’s a UNESCO world heritage site. It’s been the site of important events a long time ago. Mozart even had a concert there when he was 6 year old and Empress Elizabeth (Sisi) was murdered there in 1898.
We were told it started out as an estate and abbey manor house that became part of the Hapsburg dynasty in the mid 1500s. Many different family members lived there over the years and continuously expanded and upgraded the buildings, especially in the 1700s by the Archduchess of Austria, Maria Theresa. AfterWWI when the Hapsburg family dynasty ended the property was taken over by the state.
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