WIEN

Vienna, what a place. To be honest I am not that impressed with the city. Perhaps it is because I always imagined Vienna as this elegant city, full of palaces and gardens, not very big and certainly quiet. Well, is nothing like that. Is modern, rather simple, with lots of big palace like buildings but really nothing exceptional.

We arrived in the afternoon and after checking in the hostel we went for a walk down Maryhilfigerstrasse. WOW! the shopping I mean, great clothes and shoes, lots of little cafes and grilled potates stands. We didnàt quite make it to the Opera because it was verrrrry cold.

Next day we took one of those hop-on-off bus tours and it was nice to see the main sights. My favourite was Schonnebru Palace (beautiful fountain) where Sissy and Franz Joseph lived. Wonderful gardes, it would be amazing to see them during the summer time. The beatiful fountain was frozen so I got a picture there. The rooms are rich and big and beautiful, and when people enter the main ballroom inevitable everyone dances the waltz, of course it helps that the audio tour (included with the ticket) plays the music.

In the Sissy movies I used to watch they always depcit Sissy and Francisco Jose so in love. Well, she wasn't. she was like Lady Di, got married at 15, thought marriage was an enourmous sacrifice and as soon as she delivered the heir, she dedicated herself to travel, do charity work and take care of her physical self. What a disillusion!! in the movies they looked so happy!! (hahaha)

At night we went to the Vienna Opera to watch Cossi Fan Tutte (Mozart). 3horas, pero es una opera light, bastante divertida. Otra noche we went to listen to the Wien Symphony. I really enjoyed it and Cecilia was totally in her element.