Friday 25th April 2014 We got up a little earlier to take part in the Anzac Service, Arno is Austrian but did an excellent job in leading the service to honour Australian soldiers. The sky is cloudy, but it's warm and hopefully will stay dry. This morning we are to visit the Schoenbrunn Palace on the western outskirts of the city, this was the summer palace of the Habsburgs who ruled much of Europe for over 600 years. The most influential ruler being ...

Thursday 24th April 2014 We left Durnstein just after midnight travelling along the beautiful Danube to arrive in Vienna this morning not long after we woke up, to yet another lovely sunny day. We are to tour the city, first by coach and then have a walking tour of the inner mall part of the city this morning. Vienna or Wien as it is known in German is indeed a truly elegant and grand city, the architecture is something to be seen. Opulent, elegant Pa...