Vienna, Austria
A Weiner in Wein!
When you think grand, you think Vienna. All of the buildings are beautiful and every square is filled with restaurants and shops (that you can't afford). Walking around you see one famous building after the next. We ended up renting a shared unit. It was more of a frat house, not really knowing how many people were living there and smelled like marijuana when you walked to the bathroom. Despite the frat house feel, our room was huge and in the corner with windows all around and a nice view .
Our most exciting day was at the famous Spanish Riding school. For some that don't know I rode horses growing up so it was a real treat for me. Jesse wasn't as enthused, but he tagged along. I had signed us up to watch the 2 hour morning session where you see three groups of five horses practcing their routine or are in training. We then came back later in the afternoon and did the one hour walking tour of the facilities. We were able to see the stables, tack room and walk around the winter and summer arenas. The horses were stalled behind a locked door that we were lucky enough to enter. All of the horses stand tall in a different form of grey. If you have seen photos of the school before you will notice that they are all grey, but there are only a few special horses that never turn to the white you see on most of them.
We of course learned that there was a semi-annual performance titled "Tribute to Vienna" that evening so I made Jesse go to that as well. The maneuvers were amazing, but as I watched them I felt that although outstanding they are very difficult for a horse to learn and if anything looked uncomfortable. The performance included a 10 piece orchestra which accompanied the horses and made the 2 hour show very memorable.
You can read more information here: https://www.srs.at/en/about-us/the-spanish-riding-school/
We had the famous schnitzel at Figlmuller. Down a quaint street you could see the small restaurant with a long line out the door.
When you think grand, you think Vienna. All of the buildings are beautiful and every square is filled with restaurants and shops (that you can't afford). Walking around you see one famous building after the next. We ended up renting a shared unit. It was more of a frat house, not really knowing how many people were living there and smelled like marijuana when you walked to the bathroom. Despite the frat house feel, our room was huge and in the corner with windows all around and a nice view .
Our most exciting day was at the famous Spanish Riding school. For some that don't know I rode horses growing up so it was a real treat for me. Jesse wasn't as enthused, but he tagged along. I had signed us up to watch the 2 hour morning session where you see three groups of five horses practcing their routine or are in training. We then came back later in the afternoon and did the one hour walking tour of the facilities. We were able to see the stables, tack room and walk around the winter and summer arenas. The horses were stalled behind a locked door that we were lucky enough to enter. All of the horses stand tall in a different form of grey. If you have seen photos of the school before you will notice that they are all grey, but there are only a few special horses that never turn to the white you see on most of them.
We of course learned that there was a semi-annual performance titled "Tribute to Vienna" that evening so I made Jesse go to that as well. The maneuvers were amazing, but as I watched them I felt that although outstanding they are very difficult for a horse to learn and if anything looked uncomfortable. The performance included a 10 piece orchestra which accompanied the horses and made the 2 hour show very memorable.
You can read more information here: https://www.srs.at/en/about-us/the-spanish-riding-school/
Schonbrunn Palace
Natural Science Museum
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