Today was a late start as we enjoyed a good sleep and a Honey Nut Cheerio breakfast. The girls were super happy to have cereal in coffee cups while watching German cartoons! It was a bit of an overcast day, so we decided to start by taking an indoor tour of the Vienna State Opera House. It was absolutely amazing to see such a beautiful building dedicated to opera. What we really thought was great was that ticket prices range from 3 E to 250. People of all incomes can see an opera – even if it’s standing room.
We’ve decided to purchase tickets to the Grand ball when the girls come of age…they still do the traditional debutante balls to find aristocratic matches, but the Ball is opened to everyone for a price. And it’s best to purchase your tickets for the following year, the day after the Ball happens. We’ll have to put it in our calendar for 2017!
We’ve decided to purchase tickets to the Grand ball when the girls come of age…they still do the traditional debutante balls to find aristocratic matches, but the Ball is opened to everyone for a price. And it’s best to purchase your tickets for the following year, the day after the Ball happens. We’ll have to put it in our calendar for 2017!
After the Opera House we went on a Hop on Hop off tour and saw the Hofburg Palace…our next stop to tour was the Spanish Riding School where the girls were fascinated by the Lipizzaner horses. Both Zoe and Mikhaila want to become riders – but one must be at least 17 and speak a number of foreign languages – so we’re keeping with French and Greek school!
We ended the day with a walk in the park with Mozart – at the memorial of course! The whole city is dedicated to so many famous musicians and artists..it was such a pleasure to learn so much about them. The music was everywhere and certainly made us feel happy about being in Vienna!
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