Day 27 of 36
Vienna, Austria
So I think the traveling has worn me down. I was pooped so slept late - until after 8:15! The room was dark with light blocking drapes so I just slept. Weird dreams last night. I keep waking up not knowing where I am, and wondering where Tim is. Oh well!
Went to the concierge lounge and had breakfast and read the paper and did a sudoku puzzle. Headed out for a stroll. Just not in the mood for an organized tour so today is going to be a laid back day - to enjoy the beautiful weather and do nothing - or whatever I want to do. I headed into the middle of the Ring to the cathedral - it is still under renovation and covered in scaffolding. Oh well - no good pictures here. Found an ATM and got some euro that should meet my needs for the rest of this trip. Headed to the far side of the Ring to the BurgerTheatre and the Parliament and City Hall - beautiful structures. I then headed back around the Ring to the Opera and went into one of the pastry shops. Yum these look good, but surprisingly they didn't have the choices I was hoping to see (but I did take a picture!).
Walked by the Sacher Hotel and looked in - they have opened a new dining area since I was here last year. No "goodies" on display except those that are boxed up so continued my stroll back toward the cathedral. A Conditorei shop was near and they had a great variety of goodies. I selected an erdbeer torte stuck (strawberry) - it was so good - with coffee. Enjoyed that and then headed back to the hotel by the cathedral. I passed a most gorgeous plant store enroute.
Checked out the hotel's fitness center and pool. May enjoy that later, but for now, I'm taking my book to the large park across the Ring from the Marriott and will sit in the park and read and do nothing. My left knee is acting up today so I need to take it easy. I'll sit in the sauna downstairs later to loosen it up.
Vienna, Austria
So I think the traveling has worn me down. I was pooped so slept late - until after 8:15! The room was dark with light blocking drapes so I just slept. Weird dreams last night. I keep waking up not knowing where I am, and wondering where Tim is. Oh well!
Went to the concierge lounge and had breakfast and read the paper and did a sudoku puzzle. Headed out for a stroll. Just not in the mood for an organized tour so today is going to be a laid back day - to enjoy the beautiful weather and do nothing - or whatever I want to do. I headed into the middle of the Ring to the cathedral - it is still under renovation and covered in scaffolding. Oh well - no good pictures here. Found an ATM and got some euro that should meet my needs for the rest of this trip. Headed to the far side of the Ring to the BurgerTheatre and the Parliament and City Hall - beautiful structures. I then headed back around the Ring to the Opera and went into one of the pastry shops. Yum these look good, but surprisingly they didn't have the choices I was hoping to see (but I did take a picture!).
Walked by the Sacher Hotel and looked in - they have opened a new dining area since I was here last year. No "goodies" on display except those that are boxed up so continued my stroll back toward the cathedral. A Conditorei shop was near and they had a great variety of goodies. I selected an erdbeer torte stuck (strawberry) - it was so good - with coffee. Enjoyed that and then headed back to the hotel by the cathedral. I passed a most gorgeous plant store enroute.
Checked out the hotel's fitness center and pool. May enjoy that later, but for now, I'm taking my book to the large park across the Ring from the Marriott and will sit in the park and read and do nothing. My left knee is acting up today so I need to take it easy. I'll sit in the sauna downstairs later to loosen it up.
The park across the street is fabulous. I sat and people-watched for a long time. A little boy with him Mom came by and wanted to pick up acorns and I helped him find some. There was an underground manhole cover with a hole in it and I showed him how to put the acorns in the hole and they disappeared. He squeeled with delight. I enjoyed the park. People were walking all around and some were sunning on the grass. It was so pleasant out. I did a few soduko puzzles and read some in my Grisham book.
Then back to the hotel and I started doing some writing on my book. Perhaps my writer's block may be broken soon. And it was! I wrote about 3 pages - or part of a chapter - in Murano Blue. I'll finish that chapter tomorrow morning.
Abotu 5:30 I went up to the concierge lounge for cocktails and snacks. It turned out to be dinner - it was so good. A pasta with a wonderful cream sauce and vegetables, and a chicken dish that was devine - pieces of chicken in a rich sauce. Of course they have sweets I had to sample. Had my share of scotch, watched CNN with others in the lounge and then returned to work on the book for a while, do email, blog, etc. And then I went to bed early about 9:30. I was beat today and my knee hurting didn't help. I dreamed about my knee during the night - should have had a "treatment" at one of the mineral spas in Budapest! Maybe they will have this in Prague?
A relaxing day "for me" today. No agenda - do what I want to do - enjoy the beautiful city - watch the people - enjoy the food - ENJOY LIFE!
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