DAY 178 GRINNIN WITH VIENA IN VIENNA FOR GRINZING FOR PEACE
Finally a green walk.
Our last full day in Vienna. So, we walked, caught the Metro, took a bus, and took a tram. I did not know what the day was going to hold. The weather was sunny in the morning so we packed a picnic and tried out the Metro to venture to the Vienna Woods. We took a Metro to Hallistadt station. Caught the 38A bus to Kalenberg and exited at the top of the hill. After gazing out over all of Vienna including the Danube, we started our walk down through the woods. So cool to be in woods again. We having been hanging around the city centers too much. Back to nature. The woods were so needed and so exciting for Ezra and Viena. They picked up sticks, and leaves, and Viena even carried around a cardboard box to use as a sled. We ate our picnic lunch along the way – always better when you eat outside. Ezra even snacked on some of the vineyard grapes. The walk was all downhill and in the shade of the woods most of the way. So glad we decided to go on this walk. The end of the walk took us through the Grinzing Winery where lots of famous people sponsor grape vines for peace. Our 3 euro Tram ride was waiting for us at the bottom of the hill and dropped us near the city center. We then walked to the University of Vienna and the Museum District and then back home past the Palace and the St Stephen’s Cathedral. All in a days walk. People are always hanging out near the cathedral. I wonder if this has always been true. We finally had a successful attempt at Gelato. Ezra likes vanilla and Viena like chocolate. Everyone one slept great for our last night in Vienna.