We returned to the same little place ‘The Early Bird’ for one last breakfast together before heading back to the apartment to pick up our luggage and make the long trek around the corner to the train station. 

     
 
   
    
   
The train to Vienna cost just 12€ each and was roomy, comfortable and with very few passengers so we were able to spread out. The train ride itself took only an hour and was very scenic so it went quite quickly.

   
    
    
  A quick change onto a suburban train and then we were at our destination in the heart of Vienna city. The Ubahn is very easy to navigate and reminded us of the London Tube. 

  
We checked into our Mercure hotel and then left to spend our last couple of hours together before Scott had to fly back to London ready for work on Monday (haha!). Lunch was at a traditional Austrian restaurant where Scott had the obligatory wiener schnitzel and Michele and Teresa had soup, followed by shared desserts of strudel and creme brûlée. 

   
   
We then took a stroll around the city together, through a beautiful park filled with ducks and through some of the main city streets.

   
  

   
    
   
The architecture is typical European magnificence.

   

  

  

    

  

    
  One last beer stop in a pub that had been established in 1447 where the cheeky and flirtatious barman showed us to a room filled with signatures (apparently all authentic, although some had to be re-painted due to fading) from famous people including Mark Twain, Mozart, Beethoven, Phil Collins and the Hoff. 

   
 After this it was time to say goodbye to Scott, which is always hard. His holiday had sadly come to an end and he caught a train to the airport. Michele and Teresa then went back to the hotel and had a soup each in the hotel restaurant before going to the room for a quiet night in (and with a tv for the first time in a week!). 

  The wifi in this hotel was not fantastic so Teresa was not able to upload all of her photos so please check yesterday’s blog for some more pics. For now Gute Nacht!