The day started out with a lot of
dragging feet. The hours of walking and the late nights are starting to catch
up with the group. Many of us either skipped breakfast or grabbed some to go,
leaving us with even less energy for the day. We left the hotel with our guide Manuela
around 10 am and we traveled to Schonbrunn Palace, this palace was the summer
home where Emperor Maximilian II would go to hunt. The back yard, which is now
a garden, was filled with animals and was large enough for the men to hunt
during the summer. The backyard is now a garden. There are many fountains, a
maze and even a zoo. The sight of the castle was breath taking, and the inside
was even more beautiful. We got to go on a tour of 40 rooms on the first floor
of the palace. There were no cameras allowed, but we had an auto guide leading
us through each room. We learned about each person that lived there and many small
bits of their history. The rooms were so beautiful, and each one had a unique
element to them. My favorite room was (of course) the most expensive room in
the palace. It was a quaint sized room, not much bigger than my bed room at
home. The walls were a rare type of wood and were covered in gold lining around
many paintings of the palace’s history. The room itself was a sort of collage,
and it was very beautiful.



After a
dipping our feet in, we went our separate ways and most of us went back to the
hotel to take naps. The group met up again for dinner at 8 pm at a restaurant/bar/café/lounge,
it was a really adorable place that had delicious food. It seems like most of
us are really feeling how expensive it is in Vienna. Hopefully we can make it
one more day and still get to experience the
city.
Stephanie Robinson
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