A fairly filling buffet breakfast (but not quite as good as the one in Stockholm) kicked off day two. The hotel receptionist was very helpful in guiding us to the right spots to visit. It was not so much as "visit
this place, its great" as it was "Don't go there, it's shit!". It helped and we were on our way to Schönbrunn Palace.
The Schönbrunn Palace was built as Vienna's answer to Versailles. Nice big palace with a large garden encompassing a few fountains, many different statues, a Gloriette on a hill, a maze and labyrinth and a zoo amongst other things. Of course in order to go through everything it would have taken much longer than a day. We almost missed most of it. We entered through the main gates, walked around the front of the palace for a bit and thought of heading on to other things in Vienna as it started drizzling a little bit. But something prompted us to walk around the back of the palace before heading out. This is where most of the action was.
The path around the palace is lined with about 32 large very Greek looking statues.
As we came around the back, we were greeted by the big french garden facing the Neptune Well and the Gloriette on top of the hill. The fountain seems pretty small from the palace but as you go closer to it, its humongous size becomes more and more dominating. After a nice hike up the hill, we got to the Gloriette, which houses a very nice cafe and provides a magnificient view of the palace with the city in the background.
After making our way down from the hill, we walked in the maze and labirynth. An hour of fun and games later, we were ready to head out to the other sites of Vienna.
Next, we travelled next to the Opera, the Ruprechtskirche (about 1200 years old) and other sites and other local tourist hotspots. Finally it was back to our room and we ordered some Indian food delivery, ate in our room and retired for the evening.
this place, its great" as it was "Don't go there, it's shit!". It helped and we were on our way to Schönbrunn Palace.The Schönbrunn Palace was built as Vienna's answer to Versailles. Nice big palace with a large garden encompassing a few fountains, many different statues, a Gloriette on a hill, a maze and labyrinth and a zoo amongst other things. Of course in order to go through everything it would have taken much longer than a day. We almost missed most of it. We entered through the main gates, walked around the front of the palace for a bit and thought of heading on to other things in Vienna as it started drizzling a little bit. But something prompted us to walk around the back of the palace before heading out. This is where most of the action was.
The path around the palace is lined with about 32 large very Greek looking statues.
As we came around the back, we were greeted by the big french garden facing the Neptune Well and the Gloriette on top of the hill. The fountain seems pretty small from the palace but as you go closer to it, its humongous size becomes more and more dominating. After a nice hike up the hill, we got to the Gloriette, which houses a very nice cafe and provides a magnificient view of the palace with the city in the background.
After making our way down from the hill, we walked in the maze and labirynth. An hour of fun and games later, we were ready to head out to the other sites of Vienna.Next, we travelled next to the Opera, the Ruprechtskirche (about 1200 years old) and other sites and other local tourist hotspots. Finally it was back to our room and we ordered some Indian food delivery, ate in our room and retired for the evening.
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