Vienna day one

It is probably incredibly philistinish of me to say, but I struggled with Vienna due to the sheer presence of its antiquity. It boasts to the have most museums per square inch of any european capital, but unlike London they all charge exorbident admission fees. And thus my three days there became a series of trying to spot the oldest, grandest, loveliest building, monument or cathedral in the city.

I didn't feel a lot of heart from the city or its people, but perhaps my attitude towards Vienna was tainted by the weather--it rained and then poured and then hailed for my entire trip, minus roughly three hours.


a preview of the weather to come in front of the Natural History Museum


elephant!


at the centre of the museum quarter--i'm a bad person; i lost track of the names of these places








angry because he can't find a place to put his umbrella on the beach?


St Stephen's Cathedral covered by scaffolding...every time i tried to enter i was accosted by men and women dressed up like mozart, beethoven, et al


a beautiful pub located on an offshot of the cathedral

Vienna did have many lovely qualities, namely its cafe culture, which i took advantage of. I also found a fantastic English bookstore-cum-bar-cum-cafe where i spent many hours with my book, journal and a bottle of wine. more to come in the next post!