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Two Days in Vienna

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The train from Salzburg to Vienna was two and a half hours long. We were in Vienna by late afternoon. We checked into our hotel Appartement Hotel an der Riemergasse. It was a two bedroom apartment that gave us room to spread out. After quickly freshening up we headed out to get a feel for the area and dinner. We walked towards to Opera House which has a large screen outside and you can stand and watch the opera live! The kids were not too impressed. We found a steak place nearby, Steak Point and had dinner. It was really good.. though M's potato did come with far far too much sour cream. Afterwards we headed to the original Sacher Cafe.. to try to original Sacher torte.. The cake consists of a dense chocolate cake with a thin layer of apricot jam on top, coated in dark chocolate icing on the top and sides. It is traditionally served with unsweetened whipped cream. The cafe was uber fancy.. unfortunately the torte was such a major disappointment. Four people, o