Vienna 2015

Our first impression of Vienna was from the window of the tram bringing us from the train station to the hotel. The city was beautiful, and weather was beautiful

After a quick nap, we headed down the street to Cafe Central, a famed establishment in Vienna. 

The cafe was lavishly decorated, with beautiful chandeliers and marble pillars. The pastries served however, were good though certainly not fantastic. To be fair the prices were reasonable, with each serving of pastries between EUR 3 to 5.

Perhaps the saving grace was this 

The service was absolutely atrocious. While the waiter at the patisserie counter was helpful in advising us on the choices, the remaining waiters just couldn't be expected to pay attention to our requests. It took us to stop three waiters to refill our glasses and two to get us the bill. For most of the time, they simply basically ignored our calls and gestures.

Continuing the stroll down Herrengasse, we arrived at the Hofburg Palace, where the Imperial Apartments and the Silver Collection are housed.

We bought the Sisi ticket for EUR23 each, since we intend to visit all of the three museums.

Coming out of the Imperial Apartments, we strolled out of the courtyard into the plaza, where we were greeted by a beautiful sunset.

We headed to dinner at the Figlmüller, which is famous for serving the Viennese schnitzel so representative of Viennese cuisine.

We took the metro to Schönbrunn Palace, which was also covered by the Sisi ticket.

Museum of Art History