Vienna

Vienna (German: Wien) is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria’s primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country’s population. It is the cultural, economic, and political center of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.

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We arrived from Budapest by train at Wien Westbahnhof.

Our very first impression was that Vienna was more modern and upscale than Budapest. People were dressed better, although they were colder and more aloof, too.

Even our budget hotel was stylish.

The Danube looked cleaner here, too.

There were various canals branching off from the main river, all pretty.

We explored most of the city on foot.

At night, we liked roaming around the hip Stephansplatz area.

Schonbrunn Palace

We went to the famous Schonbrunn Palace.

Sigmund Freud Museum

We went to Sigmund Freud’s house, which is now a museum.

Day trip to Mayerling & Seegrotte

Mayerling is a quaint village near Vienna, known for a famous royal murder-suicide.

There’s pretty Heiligenkreuz Abbey nearby.

The Seegrotte, near Hinterbrühl, Austria, is a cave system with a large grotto located under a former gypsum mine. Its main attraction is its underground lake which you can row over.