Travel The World

Day 6 - We drove from Budapest to Vienna. Vienna was once the center of the mighty Hapsburg Empire. Upon arrival, we went on a city tour with a drive along the elegant Ringstrasse . Vienna's Ringstrasse or The Ring Road is 5.3 kilometers long, where the Vienna State Opera, the Parliament, City Hall, and many more buildings built in the second half of the 19th century that were mostly architectural masterpieces.  We went down from the bus to walk from Hofburg Palace (wish we went inside the palace), which used to be inhabited by the imperial family, and today houses the office of the President of Austria. We walk through Heldenplatz or the Heroes Square, the name is based on the two magnificent horseman monuments created in 1860 nad 1865. The last stop of our city tour is St. Stephen's Cathedral or in German, Stephansdom. It is the mother churh of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and is one of the most important Gothic structures in Austria today. The roof i

We're heading to Austria from Switzerland. But we passed through the Principality of Liechtenstein first to have lunch. I had my most expensive glass of water in Liechtenstein, 3 Euros for a glass of tap water, whew! I'll just charge that to experience! At least now I know not to freely ask for a glass of water there. When we arrived in Austria, we're a little bit too late because all the shops just closed up. We weren't able to see the shops so we just walked around. You can also see the Swiss Alps in all sides of Innsbruck. I love the weather, not too cold and very comfortable. The next day, we went to visit the Swarovski shop, bought some jewelries and admired the amazing work of art in their gallery.