Bryan and Carol's big trip: Vienna and Bratislava

We have renamed our "stateroom" the Tardis, cos we go to bed in one place then in the night we time travel to somewhere else. All very clever. Yesterday we had the day in Vienna and we and everyone else were really looking forward to it - romantic Vienna. We had a coach tour through the city and eye overwhelmed by street after street after street of big ornate buildings with loads of ornate carvings and statue after statue. There was so much of everything that it actually was too much and just about everyone we spoke to was not all that impressed. But there are unexpected gems on any trip and the gem of Vienna was a chance close up of the beautiful Spanish Riding School Lippanzer white horses. They were led right past us - we just happened to be passing at the right moment. So magnificent.
In the afternoon we had a walk to the edge of the city with a lovely American couple we have become very friendly with. Then in the evening after dinner we went to an operatic concert in a very ornately decorated concert room. It was wonderful, a small orchestra, male and female opera singers, and some ballet style dancing. They do ensure you have some lovely experiences on this cruise.
Today we are in Bratislava and we have fallen in love with it. It has so ugh character and our guide was old enough to have experienced the communist regime so was a mine of information on the subject. Lovely buildings, narrow streets, and apparently the ubiquitous pick pockets - one was spotted attempting to probe someone's handbag.
Tonight is the farewell dinner so more inches on the waistline are forecast. That will be followed by some international entertainment by the crew which should be a lot of fun. We are betting that the Purser who never smiles will not be doing a turn.
Tomorrow we will wake up in Budapest!
Below Vienna