Vienna, Austria

Belevedere. This was probably the most impressive building in Vienna.

St. Stephen's Cathedral

After leaving the volunteer camp, I had a quick stopover in Venezia (Venice) before taking a night train to Wien (Vienna), Austria. Vienna is a beautiful city. St. Stephens Cathedral in the city centre and the Belvedere were the highlights. St. Stephens is the largest cathedral I’ve ever seen, larger than Notre Dame in France. Just around the corner was Mozart’s apartment. Wien was the home of many notable composers.

I’ve seen hundreds of street performers during my traveling but the best was in Wien. I rarely stop to watch any performers. Just a few blocks from St. Stephens Cathedral on the pedestrian walkway a young woman was playing a piano that had been rolled out into the middle of the street. She was excellent and had drawn a huge crowd. I spent about an hour of my first day in Wien under the palace gate because it was rainy very hard. It wasn’t bad because I could see the entire court yard and buildings around the city. Then the batteries in my camera died.

Here are some pictures from Vienna, it was a beautiful city.

Parliament Building

Me

Lower Belevedere