Thursday, February 19, 2015

2015 WINTER VISIT TO VIENNA

February 9 to 15, 2015

When business calls us to Europe , we GO and stay a while. Ray has business in Vienna! Bravo Ray!!
We are at the Sofitel Hotel in Downtown Vienna. Very contemporary and quite French which makes us feel at home. On the 18th floor is a fantastic French Restaurant called "LE LOFT"... excellent menu and a panoramic view of the entire old City across the Danube River.

We toured the historic spots: The Imperial Palace ( Hofburg), Schoenbrunn, the Hapsburg Emperor's Summer Palace, And The Spanish Riding School, Drove around the Ring road which is the modern location of the old City walls. Dinner at Dombiesl on Friday night was fabulous and on Saturday we tried a small place called Loca. They did a lovely 5 course prix fixe.

The view of Vienna from Hotel Sofitel






A temporary exhibit at the Belvedere Palace

Winter Gardens at Belvedere


A weird Sculpture at Belvedere

The Hundertwasser Village... currently used as an apartment Building

Inside the famous Cafe Central

A view of Vienna's Famous St Stephen's Cathedral from the modern hotel ( Haas House) across the street

Inside St Stephen's

Our Equine buddies trying to stay warm




Nice light on the Cathedral



The famous Spanish Riding School



Winter Saturday in front of City Hall

A classic Viennese Coffee house. We had lunch there.

Farewell Vienna

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