What to do in Vienna?

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No, Oreo. The desk is at the house in Maresfield Gardens, London. In Vienna only the patients' waiting room has the original furnishings.

My toddler granddaughter is named Vienna...And no, her parents have never been there.

A wonderful place to visit. All the suggestions are excellent and I think I ride on the Prater wheel is a must. There are also beautiful gardens in Vienna. Have a great time.

Oreo: Freud's desk is in his London house in Maresfield Gardens. I don't suppose he left his cigars behind when he left Vienna to escape the Nazis.

My youngest GD is named Vienna- i love it, very unusual, and no, her parents have never been there.

I quite enjoyed a lovely little musical garden, cant remember the name, where you could play a melody by stepping on certain areas in the garden, markets and and of the Opera.

Take your wellies and a brolly no problem

orly

AreWeThereYet

Hope you're not going for a while yet - the flooding looks bad and parts of Vienna are under water.

I can't believe no-one else has reported the major flooding today in several central Europe countries including Austria's capital Vienna..

Yes, the flooding is bad. I was just about to say this myself.

The Hundertwasserhaus, amazing painted houses . In my opinion a must see as well as all the other attractions which have been mentioned. Have a great time. We love Vienna.

Spanish Riding School &
Proper Wiener Schnitzel

We were in Vienna a few years ago, spent a lot of time exploring the city on the brilliant tram network (the Metro is great but you can't see anything!). We enjoyed the views from the Big Wheel in the Prater and we also did the Sewer Tour, in homage to The Third Man.

It's a great city, and I'd happily live there if I could!

AreWeThereYet

Hope you're not going for a while yet - the flooding looks bad and parts of Vienna are under water.

I can't believe no-one else has reported the major flooding today in several central Europe countries including Austria's capital Vienna..

Go and see the municipal incinerator, Spittelau, designed by Hundertwasser! It’s what municipal “works” should be! c20society.org.uk/building-of-the-month/spittelau-incinerator-vienna#dismiss-cookie-notice

For a bit of totally non improving fun there is always the Prater - a sort of fancy park cum fair right in the middle of Wien. www.praterwien.com/en/home

Sorry - just seen that someone else has already suggested this!

If you are interested in the Spanish Riding School, when we visited several years ago you could pay to go to a morning rehearsal, which is much cheaper than an evening performance, and is also useful if you have too many other things you want to do in the evening.

Check out whether there is a concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. They are amazing and it’s lovely to see them perform in their home city.

Hope you're not going for a while yet - the flooding looks bad and parts of Vienna are under water.

And the stumble stones are worth looking out for.

Don’t forget to have some delicious apple strudels!
The cafes are amazing.
And the traditional food is delicious.

If you like war architecture, the flak towers are very interesting!

Definitely have lots of Sachertorte ............ and have a brilliant time. Its a lovely city to visit.

Indigo8

I think the other posts have pretty much covered all the attractions, especially as you only have four days.
I went there about 35 years ago. It is a great place to visit. Have a lovely holiday.

You could listen to some Johann Strauss or watch The Third Man before you go to get you into the zone.

Definitely extraordinary suggestions to follow.

A side trip to Salzburg, to Restaurant Ikarus, in the Salzburg Heliport is another highly suggested splendid lunch if time permits.

DH really enjoyed River boat trip. The Klimt frieze in the Belvedere is amazing. The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts - is an amazing arts and crafts museum if you are interested in the Bauhaus movement etc

Don't miss the sacher torte.