Daytripping in Vienna

The great thing about central Europe is that you can just hop in a car and get to completely different surroundings in a couple of hours. After intensive days with online job hunting in Vyskov, we decided to break the routine and go to Vienna for a day.

Jawohl! Two hours driving and we were there. Parked the car and got out into a gorgeous sunny weather. We decided to start our action-packed day with the number one in most "top Viennese sights" -lists, the Schönbrunn palace.

After entering the gates, we spent the next two hours in awe, trying to find synonyms to "amazing". The palace and its gardens were indeed very impressive. After buying the ticket we got a free digital audioguide and were able to wander in the rooms at our own pace. There was plenty of information and really interesting details in the decor, so after our visit we were not wondering anymore why people were able to buy full-day tickets to the palace. Highly recommended.

Since we only had a day in Vienna, we then decided to move downtown to see some other sights. It soon became clear that Vienna is the home for an impressive amount of historical, massive and breathtakingly beautiful buildings. Get yourself a comfortable pair of shoes and tour the center - your esthetic eye will surely be impressed. We admired the glass windows of Votiv church, visited the St Stephen´s cathedral, saw the magnificent parliament building, Rathaus and Hofburg castle, stopping occasionally in the many parks to get a break from the heat.

Some ad hoc details: Plenty of biking and bike roads in this town. Also, I found it quite affordable compared to, say, Ireland or Nordic countries.

One day in Vienna was a scratch in the surface and left us hungry for more. On the next visit, we could visit the Belvedere palace and many others that we just walked by this time. Also, we did not eat Sacher-cake - unforgivable. We hope to come back here one day soon.