Having been to Vienna a couple of times before we were able to quickly build an itinerary of places to visit with my parents. To do this we had decided to take the hop-on, hop-off bus – the only problem was that there was some confusion as to where the bus actually went from.
We thought from looking at the map that the stop was close to where the boat was docked but were told that people last week had to go round the other side of the rather beautiful church to get it. The only thing for it was to head out as an advanced party and search the area for the stop. Helen and I did a complete circuit of the church and some of the surrounding streets before coming back frustrated to the boat only to find the stop pretty much opposite it! In our rush to look for it, we had missed it on the way out. Doh! Still, at least we got plenty towards our green ring😂.
The technology on the bus was causing some angst amongst the passengers as they tried to squeeze some commentary out of their crappy headphones.
“Which channel is the English language?”
“Channel two”
“Mine stops at seven”
“Let’s move seats and try there”
Etcetera, etcetera. We, meanwhile, did without the commentary and just looked out of the window.
We had intended to get off at the Opera House and then walk to the parliament building but there was a late change of plan and directed to the cathedral instead before walking back to the parliament. This time last year the building was still under wraps as it was undergoing refurbishment but today the fencing was down and you could see it in all its glory.
On reaching the parliament stop we found a notice saying that it was closed and we should use the next one at the Sigmund Freud Museum some 15 walk minutes away so we caught an Uber. On getting there we couldn’t find the stop and the cafe had no food so we decided to cut our loses and Uber it back to the ship.
