Our third and final day in Vienna, a trip which isn’t complete without a visit to the Wiener Staatsoper. We did not attend a performance, but enjoyed a guided tour of the opera house itself. Our guide did a wonderful job.When you wander through the corridors, you automatically start to imagine what it must have been like at the opening in 1869. Everyone dressed in late 19th-century fashion. Woman in wide skirts and large sleeves with their waist constricted in a restrictive corset. Men in beautiful wool costumes with exquisite tailoring and refined details. Maybe we should go back and …

Our second day in Vienna and it’s a sunny one. Perfect for exploring the city at our own pace, walking.I forgot to note down the #steps we did that day. But if you start the day at Margareten, walk to Belevedere 21 & Belvedere Schloss, continue to Hundertwasserhaus and follow the Donau canal-Wienfluss with a lunch break at Plachutta Wollzeile, enjoy the view of Domkirche St. Stephan, next Peterskirch, Hofburg and Marie-Theresien-Platz with a quick stop at Wiener Secession, a drink at Naschmarkt and continue on Rechte Wienzeile to our hotel, this means more daily steps than what is prescribed …