From informational tours to the sachertorte cake at a cafe, Vienna was full of surprises. The architecture was beautiful and the history was actually quite interesting. Nothing compared to old history classes in high school, which was not my best subject, after physics of course. The story of Sisi and how she was forced to marry at such a young age to a man, Emperor Lucheni, she had no desire for and spent the majority of her life away from him, how her son committed suicide and she the story of her death... just so interesting. On our last day, I had the opportunity to tour the Schonbrunn Palace which I was not about to pass up. Unfortunately, no pictures are allowed to be taken, but I was seriously debating with myself whether or not to break that rule. I didn't. From the outside, the bright yellow of the palace that was a symbol of wealth, was never ending and a cheerful color compared to the grey clouds that were hanging above us, sprinkling ever so gently against our umbrellas and raincoats. The palace was definitely my favorite place we visited in Vienna. To me, palaces and churches are similar and yet different at the same time. Some people think that all palaces are the same, but to me that's churches. All churches look the same; granted there are different styles of churches, but they are ultimately the same. Not to mention, that I'm not interested in churches as much as I am interested in palaces. Palaces may be the same but they are detailed with intricate ornamentation from motifs to moldings, they are just beautiful.
I hope you enjoy the pictures I took on my trip to Vienna. If you ever get the chance to go, I say yes, go for it. Oh, and happy Tuesday!
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