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Despite the holiday, some popular attractions were open in Vienna. We took the local S and U-Bahn lines out to Schloss Schönbrunn, home to centuries of Austrian royalty including Emperor Franz Josef and Sisi plus Maria Theresa, the family matriarch. What a woman! She bore sixteen children including Marie Antoinette. Sadly, we learned the unfortunate end to Sisi's story. You'll recall that we "met" her at the Budapest Opera House and that she was a patron of the arts much beloved by the Hungarian people. She came to her end later in life, assassinated at the hands of an Italian anarchist.
We toured the interior of the palace and the gorgeous grounds. We climbed the hill to the Gloriette to enjoy panoramic views of the City. 
We also tried out the hedge maze on the premises. This one was definitely not as challenging as the one at Puzzling World in Wanaka New Zealand!
