• One thing I was particularly looking forward to in Vienna was seeing the Vienna Chamber Orchestra play in the Schönbrunn Palace. It was worth the wait – the Orchestra played in the Palace’s Orargerie – which was, as you could guess from the name, a greenhouse to grow Oranges (which were very rare in the day). http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/
• The acoustics, the ensemble and the programme were fantastic – combining Mozart and Strauss’ work with some opera and a little ballet. Fabulous night!
• We also saw a great deal of the city – some of it by horse and cart and had an amazing dinner at a ‘random’ restaurant called Selina’s. The owners were a lovely couple – she was Austrian, he Turkish, and the food and service was to die for. They were such a lovely couple who managed to get a Kangaroo pin from Bob and Carol which they proudly wore all night.
• Vienna is a beautiful, romantic city with heaps to see and do. The food and wine is also brilliant!
• We managed to have a swim in an Olympic Pool –their Aquatic Centre was really cool and all of the pools were lined with Stainless Steel – something I’ve never seen, anywhere. It looked great with the reflecting light, and although extremely expensive (according to Dad) very serviceable.
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