Our First Week in Vienna: Highlights

Willkommen in Wien – Welcome to Vienna!
Our adventures start on Monday, July 29. After moving into our dorm rooms, we have a meet and greet before we venture to the Wiener Rathauskeller for a traditional Austrian dinner which rounds off our first day very nicely.

After a rejuvenating night’s sleep, our experienced tour guide Walter shows us the oldest parts of Vienna and teaches us about their history. We are able to visit a centuries old multi-level cellar system next to Moelkersteig which is usually closed to the public.

We have breakfast at Café Central, one of Vienna’s most beautiful coffee houses, where we try Austrian pastry and bread. Afterward, we explore the city a bit more with our tour guide Walter. This time we learn about different Jewish communities that have lived in Vienna since the beginning of the Middle Ages.

Another unique experience off the beaten track awaits us: We visit St. Michael’s Church and its crypt. There are lots of stories to discover as their history goes back to Roman times and some of these stories are quite, well, spooky.

In order to see another part of the Viennese tradition, we had the chance to go to the Spanish Riding School and see the Morning Exercise there.