Vienna not Venice. Austria not Australia.

There is a t-shirt reading No Kangaroos in Austria. That sums up most people's knowledge of Austria. It seems on mentioning me and Caz were off to Vienna many confused it with Venice. (The Canal-ridden place in Italy.) Oh dear. So here are some of the highlights for those considering a trip out there to visit Gordon and Lisa. (Well worth doing by the way. So get yourselves flights!)

Lisa and Gordon's Flat - How cool is their wall?!

A tram - obviously.

Special Vienna Coffee, with ice cream instead of cream

Kleines Cafe for a few beers Celebrating St Patricks with beer they turned green.

Had to take a picture of this poster in the toilets! Austrian's like the Bishops! That will interest some of you I'm sure.

Stephansdom and it's Jazzy Roof
The Bread Trading Standards on the side of Stephansdom. I should explain, if you had bought some bread, you could bring it here and measure it against either the semi circle or iron lengths to make sure you weren't short-changed by a dodgy baker.

Beside the entrance is the "Heidentor", an engraving on the wall. The O5 was the name of a resistance movement against the Nazi-dictatorship. The meaning: Oe, the 5 comes from it being the fifth letter of the alphabet. Oe meaning Oesterreich/Österreich, which is Austria. They carved it into the walls of buildings, as anti-nazi graffiti. Since a well known Far Right MP uses the church, a glass pane has been put over the marking, to stop people lining the marking with white chalk to make it stand out, whilst protesting he be there. Flowers are often left there as a sign of respect.

Secsession has a dome roof made from gold leaves.

Some Drinking.The Riesenrad at Prater - The famous big wheel, as seen in The Third Man and Before Sunrise.
Caz and Gordon all ready to take flight on the Wheel.
On The Up.

View of Prater, the Fun fair. One of my highlights along with the Riesenrad was getting to visit both Hundertwasserhouse and Kunst Haus Wein. Both of interest to anyone who knows the artist Hundertwasser. The buildings below were designed by him. Crazy House as Caz aptly called it.

Kunst Haus Wein, around the corner, has two floors showing Hundertwasser's work.

One of his paintings, to give you some idea of his work.
Some more drinking.

A poster that amused us after a few pints.

On the last day me and Caz tried to get in all the important last minute Tourist Traps. First up the Rathaus - the impressive City Hall.

The Burgtheatrer - the National Theatre.

Votivkirche - apparently it has been covered with scaffolding and advertising for years, as they've had trouble with money restoring it.
Only the Austrian's could have an incinerator as a tourist destination.

Fernwarme - designed by, you guessed it, Hundertwasser. Cool incinerator though.

Anyone who has seen Before Sunrise with Ethan Hawke will recognise this bridge no doubt.
The Danube.

A visit to Zentral Friedhof where there are reportedly 3 million buried. More than there are people living in Vienna. A lot of the famous composers are buried here, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, so much so there is an entire music section.

We had to find this guy, a mining magnet, he had his tomb made to look like a mine, protected by Trolls. As you do.

Sorry this is just a funny sign.

Lisa and Gordon took us to the Donauturm, translated means the Danube Tower. A tourist attraction, it boasts a revolving restaurant with views across Vienna.

Ok it got a bit dark to take photos.

The last bit of drinking.
Having travelled to Bratislava and taken the coach to Vienna, we passed through parts of Vienna and Slovakia. The Wind Farm was the most impressive sight.

A great time was had by all. Thanks to Lisa and Gordon for their hospitality, we will be back. I suggest we all go over in the summer. We have been promised a barbecue out on their terrace. I'm there.