I am on a train from Vienna to Budapest The Two daysin Vienna were too short all the places are vastly interesting The first day wevarrivedvand went to a market for lunch met up with a guide for an orientation walk He could not believe that I had been there in 1958, he said it was bleach and grey which was true
He talked about the change in atmosphere since 1985, there were new statues and new commemorative plaques for people that would never had been allowed be
For  that date
we then walked  through the  haufburg enormous palace in the middle of the city
patti discovered that there was a circus situated in front of the Ratshaus (city hall). Starting at 8 so we gathered a group went out for great cake and fab coffee then walked to the circus
We got a deal for the five of us and clambord into the bleachers.  It was a one ring with comedians and acrobats the audience loved it lots of audience participation
Diane and I Left at half time Patti said the second half had a romantic themeThe next day we got up early to get to the spanish riding school training
Sessions.  These Lipizzaner white horses originally came from Spain hence the nameWe had another beer and went to the national library which is another magnificent building then on to the most amazing set of art galleries
Much more interesting than the Louvre
Then on to the line up for standing room only to theOpera Aida. 3 Euros and they let 600 standing
We joined the nose bleed section where the sound was fabulous
They beamed the opera to outside and there were hordes of folk sitting on the sidewalk there was not a sound the picture seemed clear
Standing when you are a student is different than now so we left after a while and joined our intrepid group to go the the Prater. For what Olga called the best food and beer. I shall be glad to get back to fresh salmon