We headed to the imperial residences of Hofburg Palace (winter home of the Holy Roman Emperor). Further disappointing Valerie, the palace did not resemble a castle. Rather, it was a collection of finely decorated rooms, just like every other palace. One thing I’ve noticed about all these palaces is the lack of hallways. One room just leads into the next room which leads into the next. It seems like it would be annoying to have people constantly walking through the room you are in as they move about the palace, but I guess that is the price of royalty. In contrast, as the show “The West Wing” has taught me, the White House is loaded with hallways. But I digress…

In the evening, we headed to the Naschmarkt to pick up some dinner. Naschmarkt is a dedicated two block area of various food related stores (restaurants, bars, shops). There were a lot delicious looking food options, but since we needed to hop on a night train to Venice in a couple hours, we opted for a couple of take-away sandwiches.