Wow. WOW. Vienna is absolutely amazing. Even though it’s pissing down rain, we had a great afternoon. We found a greasy diner for lunch (I had some chicken shnitzel) and a weissbeer, then when it began to rain we came back to the hotel to grab some raincoats and the umbrella. We very nearly just called it quits then, but Nellie convinced us to press on. I’m glad she did.

As we walked around Stephansplatz and the Hofburgh quarter, I was amazed. Every building was beautiful, though some were rather glaringly commercial at street level. We saw the Stephansdom and walked past the opera house and some museums; Nellie just had to stop taking pictures of buildings since every building was gorgeous. Eventually we decided to stop at a cafe out of the rain. The other two had cappucinos; I had a hot chocolate. I was in heaven.

Nellie really wanted to see the Freud house, so we walked over there. It was interesting without being cheesy…another good stop on the afternoon. But as we left the weather turned nastier and we decided to head home, out of the rain, to relax and rest our tired feet until the girlfriend-in-law arrives.