We started the morning with a bit of a wander around town. The weather was gloomy and we weren’t sure if it would rain or not.

We decided to hop on one of those “hop on hop off” buses that drives you around town and takes you to all of the points of interest. The commentary was nothing spectacular but it gave a bit of additional insight to this very historical city.

We got hungry and hopped off for lunch. H got Goulash with spatzle (gnocchi), I got “whatever the girl next to me was having” which ended up being breaded cauliflower (really good!) with a small salad and cat had a wiener. All the food was delicious. We ended the meal with some amazing Vienna chocolates.

I also wanted to share how awesome technology is. The Google translator app will take any foreign language and translate text automatically for you. I took a picture of the menu and then a screenshot of the translated text. AMAZING!! (I’m so easily impressed!)

After we ate we went on a walking tour of  the main plaza.

We finished the day with a long family game of bouncy ball and a walk thru a beautiful park with tons of blossoming roses.

We went home, got changed and headed out for dinner. Afterwards Cat and I went out to the Strauss and Mozart concert at the Kursalon. The Kursalon was a beautiful music hall built in 1865. (H escorted us there to ensure we actually got there and then enjoyed some peace in the coffee shop.)

This was a perfect experience to introduce a 7 year old to opera and an orchestra.  There was a storyline she could understand and some ballet for good luck! We had great seats as well! We were in the second row and Cat was lucky enough not to have anyone sit in front of her.

H was waiting for us afterwards to escort us home and to hear all about our night! (love him!)