Wow has it been a long day! We left our hotel at 9am and grabbed breakfast at Starbucks of all places. They had soy milk which made my day!
After breakfast we went to the Spanish Riding School to watch the Lipizzaner stallions. It was amazing how the horses could jump completely in the air while standing still! We have seen one of their shows in San Jose before but it was cool to see it in an actual performance ring.
After the show we walked around and got lunch at a great pastry place. We continued on a very long walk across town to the Belvedere, a palace made for Prince Eugen of Savoy after he helped defeat the Turks in the late 1600s. The palace was converted to a museum which contained impressionist art.
he main part of the exhibit was the work of Klimt as the city is commemorating 75 years since his death. His work was amazing, using natural colors for people and then metallics and bright colors around them, creating a beautiful contrast.
We walked back to our hotel, stopping in random churches along the way to see the amazing architecture. Following a quick rest, we went to, yet again, an Italian restaurant for dinner. It feels so weird to be able to order alcoholic drinks! Though I have to say, it's hard to keep up with all the different drinks throughout the meal.
The main part of our evening consisted of a Mozart concert in the oldest concert hall in Vienna. The hall was covered in extravagant paintings and was rather small. Mozart gave many concerts in this hall which was cool to think about what it was like when he was performing. I'm not too into classical music but I have to say, the performers were especially good. Reminds me of how I used to play the violin!
Off to bed since tomorrow we'll have to deal with public transportation to head to the outskirts of the city!
Sbohem,
Whit
After breakfast we went to the Spanish Riding School to watch the Lipizzaner stallions. It was amazing how the horses could jump completely in the air while standing still! We have seen one of their shows in San Jose before but it was cool to see it in an actual performance ring.
After the show we walked around and got lunch at a great pastry place. We continued on a very long walk across town to the Belvedere, a palace made for Prince Eugen of Savoy after he helped defeat the Turks in the late 1600s. The palace was converted to a museum which contained impressionist art.
he main part of the exhibit was the work of Klimt as the city is commemorating 75 years since his death. His work was amazing, using natural colors for people and then metallics and bright colors around them, creating a beautiful contrast.
We walked back to our hotel, stopping in random churches along the way to see the amazing architecture. Following a quick rest, we went to, yet again, an Italian restaurant for dinner. It feels so weird to be able to order alcoholic drinks! Though I have to say, it's hard to keep up with all the different drinks throughout the meal.
The main part of our evening consisted of a Mozart concert in the oldest concert hall in Vienna. The hall was covered in extravagant paintings and was rather small. Mozart gave many concerts in this hall which was cool to think about what it was like when he was performing. I'm not too into classical music but I have to say, the performers were especially good. Reminds me of how I used to play the violin!
Off to bed since tomorrow we'll have to deal with public transportation to head to the outskirts of the city!
Sbohem,
Whit
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