Today is last day in Vienna. Still hot here, with a slight threat of rain. Woke up to overcast skies. But by the time we were at breakfast, back to full sun!
Today, we didn’t have too much planned for the day. We started with a short U-bahn ride out to Belvedere, which is another summer palace for the Hapsburgs (I believe there may be a lot of them – not Hapsburg’s, but Hapsburg summer palaces). At this location they have an art gallery, which Viennese art through the various historical periods middle ages to present day. More Klimt’s too. We spent a good hour and a half wandering the galleries (very busy here – even at 10am) and then another 45 minutes or so walking the grounds.
After that, we just wandered slowly back into the centre of Vienna, admiring and appreciating the architecture and scenery (and sweating some more). There were a few museums we considered (Museum of Austrian History, Hofburg Wein, and some other rando museum) but we decided instead just to saunter back the the hotel for a little rest before our evening entertainment.
For our last evening in Vienna (not counting when we come back for our flight home) Lisa had purchased us tickets for a Mozart concert at Musikverein Wein. They do a nightly show of Mozart pieces, with the orchestra in full period costume. The ticket also included a meal at a swanky hotel near the venue. Lisa and I both had our fingers crossed that there would be something on the menu other than Schnitzel, as we are both Schnitzeled-out already!! To our delight, the fixed menu had no hint of Schnitzel! The show itself was quite enjoyable, and in a beautiful venue (some pics below). And they threw in a few Strauss hits into the Mozart mix. A fun time was had by all.
Tomorrow, we pack up the bags, and hit the road to Slovenia.
