The drive from Venice to Vienna, Austria was so scenic. Leaving Italy and driving to another country just 4 hours away completely changes in landscape. Austria reminds me heaps of NZ with its lush green forests and rolling mountains.
We arrived at Wombat hostel right in the middle of Vienna. Starving from the drive we decided to eat nearby. We ate at Mariahilferbräu. All the waitresses were dressed in the original German attire and the austrians know how to serve up a good feast!
Vienna definitely reminded me of Melbourne with tram tracks all over the roads, modern cafes lining the streets and a really good atmosphere to the city.
The next morning I decided to sleep in and wake up early as we didn't have to be in the city till 2pm to meet for dinner. So Jody and I went to the famous shopping strip down Mariahilferstasse street. And oh my god the fashion you can buy here is so good!! I totally over spent but everything over here is so cheap and nothing like what Melbourne had to offer. My favourite shop was Tally Weijl.
At 2pm we met at the Maria Therese statue to me the rest of our Contiki Tour and headed to the Schönbrunn Palace. The palace was the Hatsburg Familys holiday home. Look at the pictures and you'll see how huge an unreal it was. The Hatsburg Family were the wealthiest an most influential family of Europe back in the day before Hitler took over. This building was enormous and the gardens were so beautiful. We didn't have enough time to go inside but the earliest date I could find when the family first settled was 1273. So you can imagine how historic and cool this palace was.
Next we headed to a family restaurant in country Vienna. When we got there we were greeted by Herman who held Contiki dinners - with a twist. He had everyone up singing and dancing and doing shots. It was like a child's party playing games and singing. It was really entertaining and one of the best dinners on tour. The best thing is we got to experience an authentic Viennese dinner.
The next day we departed for Munich Germany. Once arrived we went straight to sight seeing. There wasn't much to actually see in Munich. It was very modern and again a lot of shopping and cafes. We did come across the town hall which was pretty impressive. My favourite experience was coming across an Original Dirnde dresses. The type of fashion you'd find when oktoberfest.
We went inside and tried all different outfits on. They had every single colour or style of dresses, aprons, shirts, floral jewellery. Was so much fun dreaming and dressing up. The nicer outfits all together cost an arm and a leg, so didn't bother purchasing any!
I can't really say much about Austria and Germany becauee I think we were in such a modern part of the city and so I couldn't get a grasp of what the history was. So today we are heading to Dacau Concentration Camp which I'm sure will be quite intense.
Only 8 more days on tour. Time is flying.
Xx
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