The trip is going really well, though work is keeping me pretty busy. I haven't gotten out to take as many pictures as I'd like, but here are a couple, as promised.

This is Nina on Graben, one of the major pedestrian thoroughfares in the old city of Vienna. This gives you an idea of what hanging cristmas lights means here. Those are giant, rotating chandeliers made of ordinary christmas lights.

Next is a view of the Schonbrunn Palace facade and the Kriskindlmarkt out in front, featuring giant tree and choir. This palace was the seat of the holy Roman empire for awhile, was the birthplace of Marie Antoinette, Napolean lived here, and, more recently held the famous meeting between Kennedy and Khrushchev. It has significant historical weight, and is a really really really big building. And it is also Rococo-o-rama.

Sadly, with the exception of the weekend, I go to and get back from work in the dark, so most of my pictures were taken at night. But we're having a wonderful time here and eating entirely too much schnitzel.