Spring Break: Vienna

After Budapest, we took a coach to Vienna to spend three days there before heading to Prague. Vienna was a very classical European city, with gorgeous architecture all over the place and fabulous art museums. I dragged the girls to the Albertina, which I completely recommend if you're in Vienna for only a day, as well as the Belvedere Palace. The Albertina had a fantastic exhibit of an American artist, Eric Fischl (I have a new found love for him). The Albertina's permanent collection is an impressive modern assortment, to say the least, thanks to  permanent loan from the Rita und Herbert Batliner Foundation. It's home to works by  Claude Monet, Paul Cezzane, Max Ernst, Oskar Kokoschka, Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Alberto Giacometti, and Henri Matisse, to name a few. We also checked out the Schonbrunn Palace, sampled the famous Sacher chocolate cake at the Sacher Hotel, and stopped for pretzels a few too many times! Next stop: Terezin & Prague.

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Spring Break: Budapest

Sorry for being so behind with my posts! I've been swamped with the usual daily tasks and assignments while trying to get over a nasty cold. Here's my photo diary from our first part of spring break, where we spent 3 days in Budapest. We stayed in an adorable flat, really centrally located and checked out St. Stephens Cathedral (Szt Istvàn in Hungarian), The House of Terror, the history museum and Castle, St. Mathias, a thermal bath and even went caving! Tons to do and see, great beer, plus it's so cheap! We had a great short stay and were sad to be leaving after only three days.

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