The double decker bus tour is one of our favourites for exploring a city when the sights are too far apart to walk. The last time we were here we really just had a walk around the Old Town and a nice lunch. Our hotel was outside of the city on that trip. We have since changed our hotel strategy to stay in the Old Town if we want to see the city itself and are okay with getting into and out of the city (which can be challenging unless you’re on a train). This tour took us all over Vienna, both banks of the river and to sights which we never would have walked to, but were well worth seeing.
Empress Maria Theresa who had 16 children! Right near the Vienna Opera Housee
Quite a bit of music here! Viennese waltz - About the steps. The original. A modern version. Beethoven. Mozart. Strauss - the Danube Waltz. 
Votive Church. Burg Theatre. Parliament building. Check out the Ferris Wheel - supposed to watch the movie The Third Man, Orson Wells.
The Prater Tower - I think I’ll pass on those swings!
St. Francis Church and the Bankomat pig.
Supposedly there are swimming discos on the Danube, but we haven’t seen any.
Light lunch - charcuterie and then hide from the heat!
Out in the Greek Quarter tonight for dinner. Very hopping place just behind St. Stephen’s Cathedral, which we had a look through - gorgeous and they were playing the massive pipe organ which sounded amazing. Then had a wander around and came across the Lindenkeller Restaurant which celebrated its 500th anniversary in 1935. Had the Sachertorte, again, because that’s what you do in Vienna.
Good place, good visit. Could have stayed longer, would enjoy coming back!
Danube - 2nd largest European river, 2800km. After starting at the source, we are currently at 1918km.
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Stephen HodgsonJune 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Busy city is Vienna, very European (not a surprise I guess). Bikes everywhere and such a lot of different ones. That said in 1000 km we have only seen two other tandems and only one of them was “on tour”. Nice stay at the Hilton (cheers Liz) in the air conditioning. Tomorrow it’s the highest mileage day of the tour at c 62, but it’s pretty much flat. Three countries (Austria, Slovakia and Hungary) in one day, it’s getting hot so it’s “breakfast party in our room at 6.30 am and wheels turning 7.00 am” 😳. Aiming for Bratislava for lunch (40 miles) but expect there will be a “second breakfast” mid morning. Let’s see how it goes …..
Busy city is Vienna, very European (not a surprise I guess). Bikes everywhere and such a lot of different ones. That said in 1000 km we have only seen two other tandems and only one of them was “on tour”. Nice stay at the Hilton (cheers Liz) in the air conditioning. Tomorrow it’s the highest mileage day of the tour at c 62, but it’s pretty much flat. Three countries (Austria, Slovakia and Hungary) in one day, it’s getting hot so it’s “breakfast party in our room at 6.30 am and wheels turning 7.00 am” 😳. Aiming for Bratislava for lunch (40 miles) but expect there will be a “second breakfast” mid morning. Let’s see how it goes …..
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