Leaving Vienna

We leave Vienna this morning and head to Innsbruck. We've easily walked more than 10 miles the past two days, and even with that I'm not sure it's enough to make up for all the fried foods (schnitzel), nutella crepes and gelatto we've been eating.

Vienna is a gorgeous city. It's very clean, and there's tons to see and do. It makes me wish I was more up to speed on my history, music and art. Oh there's so much I've forgotten since world history in college.

Yesterday, we went to Grinzing - a wine tavern town (heurigen) just northwest of the city center. The guidebook says, "Much of Grinzing remains unchanged and looks the same as it did in the days when Beethoven lived nearby." One thing that is different: the green Lotus Elise we saw parked on one of the side streets. Scott got pictures, of course. We saw a white Lotus in Vienna, too, but he wasn't quick enough with his camera phone. There was also a vintage car rally/urban scavenger hunt taking place when we returned to Vienna yesterday, which was fun to see as well.

The weather couldn't be more perfect today. We'll certainly miss the incredible view of St. Stephan's Cathedral out our window (see photo with this post), but we're off to explore more of Austria...after our 5-hour train ride to Innsbruck. I'm sure there will be good scenery along the way.