Today we visited the Schönbrunn Palace, which is the "summer home" for the Hapsburgs. It's apparently like the Versailles of Vienna (which is some place we haven't been yet). The outer building is kind of boring, but the inside was definitely fit for a king, and very very large (some 1,441 rooms). There weren't any photos allowed inside unfortunately, but Kara and I danced in the main ballroom to some imaginary waltz. It was also the site where Kennedy met Khrushchev. Afterwards we wandered the grounds some, though as it was the middle of November most of the gardens were dead. I'm sure it looks much prettier in the summer.
We then explored the carriages the royal family used, which was neat. We both really like museums which is handy, and we typically read every sign so it takes a while, but I find it fascinating to learn about history with the historical objects all around you. There are all kind of museums, including one on art fakes that we unfortunately ran out of time to see.
Then we went to the Belvedere Palace. It's now converted into an art museum. I'm not a big fan of old paintings of landscapes and portraits (the one type of museum we both don't like), so we didn't spend a lot of time here, but the view of Vienna from the "party room" was spectacular.
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