The Hills Are Alive...in Vienna

I definitely thought I was going to walk into the Sound of Music when we got to Vienna...turns out I would have to drive to Salzburg for that. 

Vienna is lovely too, but I believe that it is starting to all a bit the same. I definitely noticed a drop in picture taking today. 

Before we crossed the border, they stopped in this small town called Kutnahora to take us to this bone church (Sedlec Ossuary). It was the weirdest thing! The entire church was decorated in actual bones. 

We drove through back roads to get to Vienna, which provided an awesome view. Once we arrived in Vienna, they drove us quickly through the town so that we knew where everything was and then headed to the hostel. For dinner they took us to a fun park. It had several rides and fair food. 

Today, we started out with a walking tour of Vienna with Matt. He is just as good, if not better, than a paid tour guide! However, a good part of our group is in no way interested in hearing his info....they are usually searching for the nearest pub. It's hard not to bring out the teacher voice and to tell them all to be quiet! 

We went by several landmarks before splitting up. We did stop at the Swardoski shop (apparently that was founded in Austria). I tried the Sacher Original cake, an Austrian dessert. It was delicious! 

Laura, Patrick, and I went to a clock museum that Matt had suggested. It was unique. They had a clock there that could fit inside a thimble. We opted not to go to the national history museum, as we heard it was very similar to the one in DC. 

We did however take selfies with Athena...

The last thing we did in Vienna was stop at the Schonbrunn Palace. This place was HUGE! We only had an hour to walk around, but could have easily spent an entire day there. They gardens behind the palace go on for miles!

We now are back at the hostel, exhausted. We should be eating dinner soon, and then probably going to bed. Tomorrow we are off to Krakow, Poland.