Having slept late our first activity if the day was meeting Tyler for lunch at a yummy Polish-owned place. He and Dan had the Wiener Schnitzel (which is typically flattened, fried pork this day in age) and I had a salad with ham and egg. We've been learning a lot about the local cuisine and etiquette with tipping. Fun stuff!
After lunch we wandered along the shopping street Mariahilfer Straße taking in the sights and sounds. I had to restrain myself in my favorite clothing store H&M and have every intention of going back when I have more time...!
Next we found ourselves in the Museum Quarter where we walked into an art exhibit on cables and sound. Dan felt unsettled and anxious because of the odd electronic sounds. It was definitely very interesting! There was a "bikini" made out of cables, similar to those in the poster below. It didn't look too comfortable to wear . . .
After seeing cables everywhere we headed across the street and walked through the Maria Theresien Platz taking in the antiquity of the architecture. Below is our selfie for the day, taken with the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) in the background.
Continuing our walk, we wandered over by the Hofburg Palace, the center of the Hapsburg Empire until the early 1900's. Perhaps we'll stop back when we have more time and explore the inside! After scoping out the palace grounds we decided to relax in the neighboring Burggarten and take in some sun while figuring out where we were on the map. We laid down for a few minutes and really enjoyed not doing anything, after all we are on vacation, right?!
In the end we weren't too far from Tyler's abode, so we've since walked home and are looking forward to making some curry for dinner and enjoying good company!
- Kelsey
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