Vienna

We had a nice train ride from Salzburg to Vienna. European trains are a wonder--smooth and fast, nothing like the bone-jarring rides I remember on Amtrak and the Metra. It's hard to believe that good train service in the US wouldn't dominate air travel for distances under 300 miles.

Anyway, Vienna is a beautiful city--even when it's raining. It never rained hard, but we had showers off and on all the time we were there. Vienna has great mass transit and it's very easy to use. We lucked out in that the hotel I chose was right across the street from a subway stop (the "U") and we could get to the center city in about 15 minutes. We didn't use busses, but Vienna has a system of trams (streetcars) that seem designed to accommodate tourists. All in all getting around was very easy.

Here are some photos from our visit.

(Sorry for the delay. My iMac went down for a couple of weeks. Apple finally figured out that it was a bad video card.)

Believe it or not, a working clock

Street architecture.

Details from the inside of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

St. Stephansdom.

First guess: gothic church. Correct guess: City Hall.

Area around the Hofburg Palace.

Schonbrunn Palace, gardens and park