We farewell Vienna today – it was meant to be a brief stopover in order to recover from jetlag, but instead has become high up on our list of cities to revisit and to stay far longer than a few days days. Vienna in summer is very special in that it ticks a number of Farley boxes – its museums and art galleries are sensational. The streets are wandering streets – they are filled with cafes, bars, and small shops – in fact most of the centre of the city is now pedestrian only. Yesterday was high on the list of great Cunnington-Smythe days.
We had the choice of at least 10 exhibitions at art galleries or museums within a 1km radius. We had excellent coffee and pastries in the same coffeshop we went to in 2017 – always an important criteria for a good day ahead! The history of the place was on display and accessible for all kinds of tourist – even a lad from Rosewood. After lunch on our walk home we listened to an outdoor concert of Mozart opera pieces, watched buskers in action and spotted a hundred more things that we want to come back to see. Next time.
Soon we have a flight to Lyon. We have only ever visited two towns in France and stayed in one so there is a level of excitement indeed. However there is an equal determination to return to Vienna. Can’t have it all I suppose
Farley C-S
The Very Excellent Adventures of the Cunnington-Smythes 
Farley, you’re leaving Vienna! There goes my vicarious visit to that city.
I was looking forward to your record of sights inspired by ‘The Third Man’ novel and film – the giant Ferris wheel, for example; and I was hoping that you would take a tour of Vienna’s sewers; and I was wondering if all those green statues had anything to do with Harry Lime.
Oh well, maybe on your next visit.
Apart from hitting the pastries, did you also manage to free up your knees for a Wiener schnitzel?
You all must be appreciating travelling in the northern summer – a big load off your bodies and also off the aircraft carting you around.
I have many more questions about a whole range of topics concerning Vienna (Hitler, Freud, the suppression of minorities by the Hapsburgs, waltzing, the Danube’s colour etc, etc) but I better let you go.
I guess it will be ‘Bonjour Lyon’ next time.
Fondest regards
Farquhar
Looking a bit hot? And some of the artwork doesn’t do it for a gal from Gundy….but I would have loved the happening upon the Mozart opera event. That sort of delight which is so unexpected is as lovely as the berries!!