21 Sep 2022: Day 14
Early morning we took train from Salzburg back to Vienna. The ticket price was different depending on the departure time. The train was spacious and comfortable.
On the last day of our trip, we visited Schönbrunn Palace which was the former summer residence of the Habsburgs impresses with imperial ceremonial rooms and magnificent gardens. Maria Theresa, Emperor Franz Joseph, Empress Elisabeth and others once resided at Schönbrunn Palace. Schönbrunn Palace is a World Cultural Heritage site and Austria's most-visited sight.
The garden of Schönbrunn Palace is one of the most important baroque gardens in Europe. The park and gardens around Schloß Schönbrunn stretch across more than a square kilometre of city, with a mix of landscapes that echo the palace’s history.
Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s leading opera houses, known especially for performances of works by Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Richard Strauss. It runs first-class productions of the very highest caliber and a different program every day: around 50 operas and ballet works per season, danced by the Vienna State Ballet. The variety of the operatic program is unparalleled anywhere in the world.
There are two ways to visit Vienna State Opera, either with a guided tour or attended a program run by the theater. We chose the latter. We did expect to fall sleep watching the performance but we just wanted to experience watching a performance in one of the top opera houses in the world.
