{"id":309,"date":"2009-10-09T07:45:01","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T07:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=309"},"modified":"2009-10-09T07:45:01","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T07:45:01","slug":"wieners-in-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2009\/10\/09\/wieners-in-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Wieners In Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>We began our fall vacation in the land of classical music and schnitzel, where the word wiener meant more than a hot dog, but a city’s identity. After checking in to our hotel<\/a>, we set out for our first taste of wiener schnitzel<\/a>. The thin crispy veal accompanied by apple sauce and sour cream was delicious and surprisingly filling. We walked it off with a brisk runthrough of Stephansdom<\/a> and a survey of Vienna’s ancient armor, musical instruments, and imperial jewels at the Neue Burg Museums<\/a> and Schatzkammer<\/a>. Exhausted, we turned in early, but awoke early the next day for breakfast at Caf\u00e9 Sperl<\/a>. Our first taste of the famous sachertorte<\/a> was not what we expected – apricot jam in a chocolate cake? Seriously? We spent the rest of the morning seeing the Naschmarkt<\/a> come to life and admiring the intricate fa\u00e7ade of Majolikahaus<\/a>. We also joined the crowds for the morning exercises at the Spanish Riding School<\/a>. After having our fill of equine ballet, we hopped across to the Hofburg<\/a>, which recounted the lives of the Hapsburg monarchy, particularly that of Princess Sisi. The long morning made us very hungry when we arrived at the Gulasch Museum<\/a> for lunch – so hungry, in fact, that we ate a horse … goulash. In the afternoon we immersed ourselves in music – first at Mozarthaus<\/a>, where the composer spent three years of his life, and then at a funky interactive museum called the Haus Der Musik<\/a>, where we learned about the mechanics of sound and conducted a digital orchestra. After such a productive day, we treated ourselves to tea and cake at Caf\u00e9 Diglas<\/a> and pricey seafood at Lobsterdock<\/a>. The next morning, we went to Schonbrunn Palace before opening hours to explore its neatly-groomed gardens, reminiscent of our chilly visit to Versailles. Leaving just when the tourists were arriving, we returned to the city for a tram around the Ringstrasse<\/a>. On the way to lunch at a local biesl<\/a>, we stopped for a lesson in psychoanalysis at the Freud Museum<\/a> and anatomy at the Josephinum<\/a>. The afternoon was spent playing with the free interactive exhibit inside the Parliament<\/a> and hanging out at the Rathaus<\/a>. Although the building was devoid of rodents, it gave us a backstage peek of a visiting circus<\/a>. A well-deserved nap prepared us for an evening at the Konzerthaus<\/a>, right across the street from our hotel. After enjoying some Hayden, Bach, and of course, Mozart, we snacked on toasty bratwurst from a street stand and apfelstrudel<\/a> from a cafe. An early train took us out of Vienna the next morning, bound for our next destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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