We enjoy the luxury of a relative lie in before a decent Austrian breakfast with Andrew. We then head to the Tourist Bus Stop where we wait to catch the first circular tour of the day. We get our bearings from the comfort of our bus seats before enjoying a more classy Melange Coffee and Sachertorte with whipped cream at "the" Sacher Cafe of Vienna. We then do a quick tour of the Albertini Art Gallery hoping to see some Klimt. Rather disappointed by a number of pencil studies rather than the real thing, but did enjoy a potted art history lesson from another exhibition of paintings from Monet to Picasso. We wait with a number of overheated and disgruntled tourists for another bus which eventually takes us to the Schonbrunn Place: magnificent. We have to pay 50 cents to use the toilets but for me it is worth every penny just to see the toilet seat disappear and be cleaned by a robot after flushing. Amazingly it is free to enter the gardens and we enjoy the views and scented rose garden. Back to the Inner Stadt to further enjoy the wonderful Art Nouveau architecture, fine buildings and ambience. I am even allowed loose in the shops with a credit card - what a shame I am restrained by the weight of my panniers. Rather a whirlwind tour of this wonderful city, we hope to return one day. We have a delicious and memorable but very expensive evening meal. We may be on bread and cheese for the next week!
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