Being the last day and with our flight taking off late evening, we meandered around Vienna, looking at places which mean a lot to us. We started off at Karlskirche, the magnificent church which stands proudly alongside Karlsplatz which is home to one of the many Christmas Markets from early December onwards.
What better way to relax and watch the world go by than to sit outside the Segfredo cafe on the Ringstraße. The trams are frequently ferrying their passengers to destinations unknown. We sat and drank our cafe latte reflecting upon the memories of the last few days and occasionally allowing our minds to race ahead to work the following day.
Vienna is a magnet for people of all kinds - Muslims, Jews, Catholics and a whole host of people whose inner thoughts remain as private as the day is long.
Our final walk took us past the Opera and the world famous Sacher Hotel, renowned for its Sacher Torte - chocolate cake made to a unique recipe. 
Then we finished our stroll in the famous Stephans Platz which is home not only to Stephansdom, where Pope Benedict had celebrated mass only a few days earlier, but also to a number of street artists who girate in different ways dressed up in peculiar attire. Sometimes tourists would stand beside them and have their photo tsken.
And finally, a visit inside the great cathedral itself. We searched out the famous Pilgram who hides under one of the pillars.
The cathedral attracts thousands of tourists each day who, like us, look mournfully upon poor ladies who sit begging at the entrance.
Vienna will always remain in our hearts as the place where we visit our son, Andrew who has lived here for the last 9 years - but maybe not for much longer as he has heard that redundancies are in the pipeline and he may be one of them. Where will he go next?
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