Vienna & Budapest 2008

Vienna and Budapest are close-by, so we visited both cities in one trip. The architecture of Vienna impressively shows the cities imperial past and grandeur. This impression is very present when visiting the museums at the Vienna Hofburg and at the Maria Theresien-Platz. Even the coffins in the imperial vault are a very unique experience of art. We got tickets for a performance of the Spanish Riding School and took at a guided tour through the stables. The views from the St. Stephen's Cathedral and the giant ferries wheel at the Prater are magnificent. Of course, we did not miss the Schönbrunn Palace and even managed to get tickets for a "Fledermaus" performance at the Volksoper. At Budapest, we visited the opera house, the St. Stephan Basilica, Buda's castle hill and the very impressive parliament building. Most of all, we enjoyed two of Budapest's famous thermal baths, the Széchenyi and the Rudas.

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Northern Castle Hill (cont.)