Next morning was a Saturday and we wandered around town stopping at every food place, drooling at the Viennese pastries. We checked out how much it would be to see the stallions performing but it was too much. We ended up back in the palace area, as the rest of Vienna seems dark and dirty. So we went to see the crown jewels. I've never seen such big rocks, and natural chunks of gold. I was surprised to see how much delicate enamel work they used. There were also several relics - a piece of wood, a tooth, a cloth, ornate boxes with gold and silver cherubs on them. These are all worshiped as having been touched by, or having been part of a Saint or Jesus. One had what was supposed to be a nail from the cross. The Catholic religion is beginning to turn me off, and I think a trip through Europe might do this to anyone.
Next we wandered up one of those famous boulevards and went to a famous cake shop torte a traditional Austrian/ Viennese cake of chocolate, delicious but not satisfying. The waitresses were all fat! The coffee house had chandeliers, and was decorated with gold and green walls, and mirrors.
Then it was on to St. Stephens church. It has a mosaic roof and a famous steeple. We just whipped through it really fast, as we have seen a few too many beautiful churches. The two month break of working in Munich will do us good and make travelling and churches seem more appealing. Got some great character shots, but wish I had a better camera. Then we went shopping and back to the hostel. Made ourselves a huge meal of rice, cabbage, garlic, beans and mushrooms mixed together. Then we made some calls home from a call box and off to sleep.
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