Debs didn't think I would get up this morning and to be fair it wasn't easy, but we were on the underground to the city by 8:30am. After two coffees I even felt a little better, how I looked was a different matter!
We arrived at the Spanish riding school early to get tickets for the morning practise. We had not been early enough last time we were here, so Debs was really keen to go. It was just as well that we got there early as the queues later on were quite long, plus we got a seat in the main arena. We were lucky enough to see the horses performing some of their famous jumps, which according to the leaflet was quite rare during practise. This of course may be a bit of clever marketing but then I am a little cynical!
Debs really enjoyed seeing the Lipizzaners in action and probably could have been there for the full 2½ hours. After about an hour the practise starts to repeat itself though.
From the riding school we headed through the Hofburg to see all of the vast buildings. Vienna really is a very beautiful city, plus the weather was warm and sunny. From the Hofburg we visited the Parlament and the Rathaus and then climbed the tower at St Stephans for a view of the city. With hindsight going to the Palace Schonbrun and its huge park as well was probably a step too far. By then we had been on our feet all day and the light was starting to fade. It was a very tired Debs that I brought back to the hostel!
While Debs rested I went out to get some food for dinner and managed to get a larger rear sprocket for Debs Rohloff hub. Hopefully when I get round to putting it on this will help her with the hills.
After a rather large dinner we spent a pleasant evening in the company of Harlan the Kiwi barman and some American students. Today has been a very good if somewhat tiring day.
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