Day 21 - Vienna, Austria

Today it rained in Vienna. Thankfully we had seen all the outdoor sights we had wanted to already. We started off the day with a melange and snack at Cafe Central. This cafe is famous for being the place where Trotsky played chess.

Afterward, we went to the Albertina, an art museum, to see their Modern Masterpieces Exhibit. We saw paintings from Monet to Picasso, and they also had some restored Imperial Apartments on display (where visiting royalty stayed when in Vienna during the Hapsburg Empire). We were thankfully pleased that there was no free audio tour.

For some quick nourishment, we stopped at a Wurstelstand and then bummed around in various shops waiting for the rain to stop. We had our second melange at Cafe Griendenstil and then took the tram to the suburbs for some authentic Wiener Schnitzel. Contray to popular belief (and Brian's), Wiener Schnitzel is not a hot dog, but rather a veal or pork cutlet that is breaded and fried.

Accompanied by some local beers, it was just the thing to fill our bellys on this rainy day. After, we headed back to the hotel to turn in for our early flight the next morning to Dubrovnik.