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Day 09: Vienna Friday, 28th March 2008
Breakfast today was a free all you can eat buffet at our hostel. We got vouchers for this as we stayed at this branch in Vienna, as well as the one in Munich. It was strange that throughout Vienna, we did not use the public transport at all, and depended solely on walking, which is quite a feat as Vienna is not that small a city!  Our first destination of the day was the St Stephen’s Cathedral. Throughout this trip, we visited numerous cathedrals and churches, and this was one of the many. I guess, there isn’t much significance to this cathedral in Vienna as compared to other ones in other parts of Europe. But, it was still worth a visit. We started with an elevator ride (thank goodness… no stairs today!) to the top of the cathedral, where we got views of the city of Vienna. Unfortunately, the views were only so-so, and didn’t wow us at all. Perhaps it was the fact that the architecture and streets of Vienna were rather plain, or we had seen better in Paris already. Nonetheless, we took our pictures, and saw the cathedral’s bell as well. Outside St. Stephen's Cathedral  Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral   On top St. Stephen's Cathedral   This was followed by a walk to Stadt Park. This is where the famous golden statue of Johan Strauss (the waltz king) is located. Aside from the statue, the park was a nice change of surroundings as well, as at last, we could feel as though Spring had arrived! The lands were green, the flowers blooming and birds chirping! A far cry from the bitter snow in Salzburg just two days ago. Statue of Johann Strauss  Quack Quack.  We next made our way (on foot of course) towards the Belvedere Palace. On the way, we came across a monumental fountain and another Soviet War Memorial. We eventually arrived at the palace. This palace was the summer residence of the Imperial family. Well, summer surely had not arrived! We did not get to see the gardens and flowers, and all we got to see were workers working on replanting the flowers and re-turfing the land. The palace itself house an art museum, which we gave a miss. The fountain near Belvedere Palace  Belvedere Palace  Our last place of interest was a stop by the Monument Against War and Fascism:  We had read about a café called “Centimeter” in our fold-out map, and thought that we had to have a try of it.  After overcoming our difficulty navigating the little streets of old Vienna, we found the place, and we ordered these extra-sized items: The Wheel Barrow (for 4 persons)  The One Metre Spagetthi (for 4 persons)  But all these were eaten by just 6 persons  The result:   The evening ended with a stroll back to our hostel, where we waited for time to pass.  By 7:15pm, we were on our overnight train to our next destination – Firenze, Italy! Triple-deck beds 
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