Today was our fourth day in Vienna. We’re really enjoying our time here.
After breakfast at Demel, we went to the Stadtpark again to let Eloïse crawl around on the ground.
The Stadtpark is lovely, lovelier in some ways than our own Vondelpark back home. I really wish people wouldn’t leave fag-ends in the grass, however. Why do filthy smokers not treat their fag-ends as litter? No-one makes them smoke in the park, so it’s their responsibility to take their foul litter home with them.
After the park, we spent most of the day walking around Vienna’s main shopping streets. The heat, again, was formidable, although things started to cool off somewhat in the early afternoon. The wind also gained significantly in strength.
Later in the day, after recuperating on Sacher-Torte and good coffee, we went to the Freudpark for Eloïse’s next exercise break.
She’s close to walking now, we think. She regularly clambers to her feet, then lets go of the thing that is supporting her. After some wobbling, her bum flops down onto the ground, but each time she looks more confident and has a facial expression that seems to say, “I’m getting there. Just you watch.”
Vienna has an amazing number of parks; about 50% of the city is green, which makes it a very pleasant place to walk around. I wish all cities had been built with regard for this practice.
After dinner, some light rain came in. We hope that signals lower temperatures in the coming days. It’s been hotter here than in the Middle East and India over the last few days.
Tomorrow’s our last day here, so we have to be sure to pack in the last few things we want to see.
On Sunday, we get back into the car and head north to Brno in the South Moravian part of Czechia.