Europe Trip 2014: June 6th: Vienna Day Two

June 6th

This morning we went on a tour around Vienna! :) We saw the beautiful rose gardens that are in the middle of the city as well as the big Parliament building. We saw many other landmarks as well, including the apartment that Beethoven lived in as well as the Spanish Riding School. Along our tour we stopped for coffee at a cute little cafe that had the most unbelievable pastries. To finish up our tour we ended up in the main square of Austria, where there was a beautiful cathedral (St. Stephens) and lots of little vendors and shops. Molly, Courtney, Justin, and I decided to hike up the 343 steps of the cathedral tower to see the beautiful view of Vienna from the top!

After our tour we had to return back to the hotel, we had to change into business clothes and then we had a business meeting at Ketchum. We had time to grab some quick lunch and then we were off to our visit.

Ketchum is a global public relations firm, offering marketing, branding, and corporate communication services. This was one of the most interactive visits we have been on and we got to interact a lot with the workers. We got to ask all sorts of different questions and give our input into some of Ketchum's current projects. I really liked learning about how marketing is done in Austria and it was interesting to me that it was very similar to a marketing firm in the U.S.

After our visit we were all really hungry so we went to eat on a boat on the Danube river, it was so beautiful and so fun! After dinner we wandered around the city for awhile and then finally came back to the hotel since we were all pretty tired.

Tomorrow we have the morning off to do whatever we want and then we are going to visit the Shonbrunn palace (the summer home of Sisi).

Lovin' Austria so far!! :)