7 things to do in Vienna if you only have One day

I flew into Vienna to meet Hayden late Saturday night and after basically being up for 26 hours straight while flying with a baby and not good sleep that night because of the 8 hour time change, we decided we needed to see Vienna because that might be the only chance we would have. So on Sunday morning after we went to an LDS church that we found (it was in English too) we set off to see the city. I was super tired and jet-lagged and so was the baby, but we needed to stay up so that we could go to bed that night. Both Crosby and I were not very happy campers by the end of the day because we were so exhausted, but it was worth it and I feel like we really got to experience Vienna pretty well in one day.

Here are 7 things to do in Vienna if you only have one day! 

1.  St Stevens Cathedral

The inside!

If you want to see a great bit of history in Vienna, this is a must see! The oldest parts of it were built in the 13th century and the architecture is amazing1 Mozart was married there and Joseph Haydn sang as a boy in the choir there. This cathedral is unlike anything I've ever seen. It's right in the heart of the downtown shopping and is pretty busy It costs it little bit to do anything except for going in to look at the front inside portion, but we heard that you can climb the steps to the top of a tower that overlooks, Vienna. We had a stroller with Crosby, so we opted not to. We took pictures and kept going.

Amazing Buildings! St. Joseph's Cathedral in the Center

The Outside! Amazing!

2. Shonbrunn Palace

The Palace!

This is another must see! The Shonbrunn Palace and the surrounding gardens are a Baroque style work of art. It was busy with tourists, yes, but still worth it and it's free to walk around on your own. Don't forget to walk around to the back because there are beautiful gardens and up the hill there the Gloriette which is almost more amazing and beautiful than the Shonnbrun Palace. I was tired and done and almost missed this. Luckily, Hayden had read up on it and he knew where he was going!

Beautiful Gardens!

The Glorietta!

Hundervasser House! So cool!

3. Hundervasserhaus
The Hundervasserhaus is also very cool and something we just happened upon as we were walking through the city. You can't go inside but across from it there is the Hundervasserhaus village where you can get food, buy souvenirs, etc...

4. Bakeries
There's nothing like waking up to the smell of fresh bread coming from the bakery down the street. There's also no easier way to make Hayden happy, than take hime to a bakery! The aroma draws you in to the bakery that has an assortment of breads, pastries, croissants, etc... We really enjoyed coming here for breakfast, and maybe lunch ;) It is very inexpensive and it is fresh. In the United States, you don't see very many fresh bakeries, but Europe knows how to do it!

6. Local cuisine
Like any big city, there is a huge variety of food as there are people that have immigrated from places around the world. In Vienna there was Chinese food, Greek, Italian, German food(pretzels, bread), and many other cuisine. We opted for some street food near our hotel, Hayden got Chinese noodles and I got a Falafel Wrap. It was delicious!

7. The Danube Canal
There is a nice jogging path right next to this canal that runs through the city. It goes for a while so you can get a decent run in. There are also plenty of benches and grassy area so that we were able to stop and let Crosby move around on the grass and enjoy relaxing by the canal.



There it is! One day in Vienna! We loved it! Beautiful city, great time!