Vienna 2

August 26, 2012 11:00 PM

Had a full day today.

We started trying to get tickets for a boat tour for the sunset cruise , but that was sold out, so we got tickets for later in the day (we have discount with our rail pass--rail pass is awesome!).

We went to Stephensondom--it's Vienna's cathedral. It was awesome--very gothic. We got there right in the middle of mass, so that was a little weird, but they kept it open for tourists. Fun fact: Mozart got married there.

Vienna has awesome museums. They have a section called Museum Quarter, which has many of their museums (duh). We went to Leopold Museum and Mumok (Vienna's MOMA). At the Leopold, we checked out the Gustav Klimt exhibit, and at Mumok, they were showcasing how fashion can make political statements.

We had lunch at this really cute Beisl (like a trattoria) hidden behind the museum quarter. I had a black pudding, with potatoes as sauerkraut. It was sooo good! It tasted like dinuguan. Mmmmm.

We almost missed our boat. We got to the dock right when they closed the gate. They opened the gate, and let us on. Vienna surprisingly has a lot of really cool street art all along the river bank.

We also went to the Prater. The famous Vienna Ferris Wheel is there--it was featured in the 3rd Man movie (and Anthony Bourdain went there too haha). It was scary! The damned thing creaked and swayed and rattled (ok, the rattling was of the windows and doors due to the wind).

Tried to go back to architecture museum but it was closed (damn guide book lied)

We had dinner at Cafe Museum. The interiors were done by Adolf Loos, and it totally shows his manifesto of ornament is crime. Anyway, the food was really good. I had this noodle dish...I forgot what it's called, but it's really good.

I need more time in Vienna.