Another lovely day in the Austrian capital. We wandered in via the metro after another sumptuous breakfast (true cyclists would call this calorie intake “carbo loading”, we just call it “pigging out”) and slipped into a clothes shop where Belinda bought a very nice denim jacket/coat on the advice of Lucia. As soon as we left the shop Lucia tried on the article and declared that it fitted her perfectly and henceforth would be wearing it – Belinda could borrow it occasionally ! After this we spent a superb hour at the Spanish riding school.

We watched some carriage driving and saw the latest batch of foals – it was very well done and the place itself looks spectacular – just like on the TV.

We also wandered the trinket shops and antique emporiums looking for nothing in particular before going to the Modern art museum – The Albertina – and declaring, as we always do, that “a five year old could have painted that!” – still culture is always good for the soul.

The butterfly house was our next stop – very nicely done, very humid and tropical as you would expect

Then we stopped at a cafe for an apple strudel and an espresso before we returned to the hotel tired but content.