Travel : Vienna Part 2

Part 2 and last for Vienna trip.
Vienna is quite a big city and it offers many interesting places.If we had a longer holiday,we would have definitely spent more time in this city.

On the second day,we went to one of the famous castles in Vienna,which is also the UNESCO world heritage site,Schloss Schönbrunn(Castle Schönbrunn).It has a quite large garden going up hill and the visitors can top off the scenery of the castle with Vienna city as the background from there.

This castle is not much different than any other castles I've ever visited in Germany and this castle is also attached to the Vienna zoo.

In Vienna halal food cafes are scattered all over places.So do not worry and there are many choices of food variation too,from turkish to middle east to Indian and what not.We had Indian and Lebanese food while we were there.

Vienna is also famous of its old amusement park that ages more than 100 years,and the original ferris wheel that has been operating since its opening over a decade ago is still there and still operates well.

Till then people.

The original giant ferris wheel at Prater,Vienna

We went to the Donau River for a sightseeing but most of the river bank is privatized,so we walked and stumbled upon this lake.The curvey double buildings on the right side is the UN buildings

Selfie at Schloss Schönbrunn

Schloss Schönbrunn

Schloss Belvedere,another famous castle in Vienna

Travel : Vienna,Austria Part 1

It has been few days since we come back,but Alayna still cannot adjust herself to the hot weather here and the surroundings.I find it hard for her to mingle with my family,because now she is a big girl already,most of the time,she refused to be taken away by other people even her own grandparents here.Also I think she misses her papa a lot because normally she is more of a daddy's girl,and goes oftenly to daddy compared to me.

But now her clinginess has taken my patience away :P.Can't wait for my husband to come here soon. I'm also down with flu at the moment which makes it a bit hard for me to handle the situation :(

Anyhow,another story of our travel last month.Early last month during my husband's birthday we had another road trip to the capital city of Austria,Vienna and to the capital city of Hungary,which is also listed as UNESCO world heritage site,Budapest.

It was a 5 day trip with miles of travelling of more or a bit less of 1000kms by car.

It was a very tiring journey for us this time,as I told in few posts before that the weather during our trip was very bright and hot,as hot as 35 degrees each day!

However,as both cities were never visited by me before,I was so intrigued to explore more and more of what these both cities could offer.

Starting with Vienna.This capital city of Austria has a lot to offer,mainly museums.Too bad that we had quite a limited time here so we couldn't really take time and enjoy every inch of the city and its attractions.

According to my husband,Vienna is one of the cities in Europe that was intact from being destroyed in the Second World War,thus many of the old buildings here are still in good condition,very much contradictive to many important and big cities in Germany.

I was also shocked to see how clean the city is compared to many other European cities I've ever been to!

Stephansplatz in Vienna city center.A famous shopping district

In front of Hofenburg,a museum,what kind of museum,I'm not so sure of :P

Uncountable roses at Volksgarten,thank God we found a lot of blooming roses here this time

Austrian parliament

Rathaus/City Hall

Stephansdom, a very famous cathedral at Stephansplatz

Travel : Fellhorn,Germany-Austria

I'm just done with packing for our flight back home in 2 days.Don't know why,but kinda miss my husband already.We've never been apart anymore since our wedding till today,even during my hours and hours of labor,he never unattended me even for one minute till delivery.

Well,people say,love grows stronger when you're apart from your beloved ones :P

Still the story of our family trip last month.After hiking up the waterfall at Breitachklamm,we continued our activity that day by riding the cable car to the top of Fellhorn which is around 1900m above the sea level.

This place is famous as a ski site in winter,and during summer,people can go up and enjoy the scenery or even hiking up and down the mountains of Alps.

However,as we arrived on top,the weather didn't help much.The thick clouds covered most of the summits,and thus we had very limited view of the Alps.Sometimes,we had to wait for some time till the clouds were gone to take pictures.

But,the whole lot experience is priceless.

Till then people.

The cable car that we rode

The lake on top of the mountain

The thick clouds covered the mountain

Travel : Breitachklamm,Germany-Austria

Last May we actually joined a family trip to another place near the boarder of Germany-Austria.As it was a fully paid trip,we joined it unhesitantly haha.

Well,this was also the time when most of my husband's familygathered, including uncles and aunties,cousins and most importantly the organizer and the payer,his grandpa.

Little that I know,there are some nice places full with nature that this small city offers.We went hiking on steep trails along the waterfall,and then we went up the almost 2000m hill by cable car and we were literally over the clouds,and lastly,we went to a small city that has a picturesque scenery.

The first destination that we went was Breitachklamm,the waterfall and trails are provided all along for hikers.It was a fun moment,although we were with a baby that somehow made the hiking a bit challenging,but we made it till the starting point again(Parking).

Enjoy the pictures peeps,till then.

Before starting our hiking,it was a wet and cold day,though

Because it rained the night before,the flow of the river was quite fast,intimidated me a bit,but it was all ok

Like in a cave

Hiking up into the forest

Can't believe that I was at this high point and then I looked down

The challenging part was here when all the roads were hilly

Finally on the flat ground again.Fuh!

Travel : Attersee,Mondsee & Wolfgangsee,Austria

Salam Ramadhan guys,
How was your first day of fasting?Mine was great.We fasted for 18 hours as usual cause it's summer at the moment,and today I didn't feel like fasting because it rained the whole day and the temperature was low.

Thought that fasting while entertaining a hyperactive baby would be tiresome,but so far Alayna has been behaving very good.

Can't wait to enjoy this holy month to the fullest.

Btw,this is the last destination we went for our Germany-Austria trip in late April.After Hallstatt,we went driving around the 3 big lakes nearby called Altersee,Wolfgangsee and Mondsee.The natural turqoise-like color really fascinates me,and according to my husband,the water is so clean that one can drink it directly from the lake.

Of course Allah's creation is the best and the most beautiful one.
Till then,people.

Wolfgangsee

Attersee

Travel : Salzburg,Austria

Other than Hallstatt,We also went to Salzburg,mainly to find some stuff and food.Being in Salzburg bringing back of our fond memories the first time we were here a couple of years ago.
Salzburg is not a big or any famous city,but the nature surrounding it always makes me mesmerized,and especially if one goes up the hill where the old castle is located at,one can enjoy a breathtaking view over Alps.

Not this time anyway :(
Well,till then friends.

Man on a giant globe,an art statue in the middle of the old city

A statue of Mozart whom was born in Salzburg

The Love padlocks hanging on the bridge.Do you hear that Paris city council will take down all the locks on all bridges in Paris,for example the famous Pont Des Arts because the mayor of the city doesn't like them?Well,the only reason why we walked far from one bridge to another when we were in Paris is merely because we wanted to see those love locks!

Had scrumptious dished at one of halal indian restaurant

Salzburg old city

The famous Mozart chocolate but I never bother to buy,tried once,but was not really my cup of tea