Vienna, Austria: Day 3

     We finally had a sunny day on our last morning in Austria {10/12}. Connor and I enjoyed playing on the terrace while Aaron made us a yummy breakfast.

 Goodbye beautiful view.

 Cheese :D

 Leaving our apartment.

    We wanted to visit a couple places in Vienna before we drove back to Italy. Our first stop was Burg Liechtenstein {Liechtenstein Castle}. Parts of this beautiful castle have been around since 1130.

 Baby wearing daddy.

 I could live here. 

 Sitting in a window.

 A well in the middle of the courtyard.

 We had a little time to kill before our tour started, so Aaron bought Connor a sword at the gift shop. He had fun playing with it.

We weren't allowed to take pictures while inside the castle, but it was really pretty. We did get a couple shots from two of the balcony's. To my surprise, the guide spoke both German and English. I was so happy that I was able to understand the history and learn about each room.

 Our tour started just above these steps.

View from one balcony.

 View from the other balcony.

 He was so happy!

 This is how you use a sword!

    After we left the castle, we drove to our second stop: Seegrotte. It was a mine from 1848-1912, but in 1912 the lowest level flooded. It is now Europe's largest subterranean lake. We got a tour of the mine, which included several rooms: a common room, horses' stable, chapel, the Friedrichshalle {aeroplane factory that built the first jet plane}, and gallery of St.Barbara. The tour ended with a short boat ride around the lake.

 We had lunch before our tour started.

 The different areas of the mine.

 Walking through the tunnel into the mine.

 It was dark... and cold!

 Look who fell asleep eating a hot dog.

 Different parts of the mine.

The stairs that lead to the lake {60 meters underground}.

 He slept the entire time.

    After the mine tour, we started our long drive home. We ate dinner at a cute little restauraunt/gift shop after putting gas in the car.  The food was....different.

After 7 hours of driving, we finally made it home! I love living in Europe and being close to so many fun places to visit. I am excited to plan our next long weekend trip.

Favorite part of the trip: Sitting outside on the terrace each night with my boys and cuddling under a big blanket. Loved every second of it! Okay, maybe not the time where I had to run inside with sleeping Connor so that the ringing church bell wouldn't wake him up.