Went to the Vienna State Opera last night to see Madama Butterfly.

Sorry, but I've hit a major glitch. My computer has officially died on me. Unfortunately, all of the photos that I have downloaded from my camera are on the computer. And therefore, I no longer have access to them. Oh darn!

I'm back!!! My laptop's battery died, not the laptop. So, back to the opera...

I saw Madama Butterfly at the Vienna Opera House. Opera was terrific but the house itself realy is the star.  An extraordinary building with an unparalleled history. Built in 1869. My seat was in the 2nd row.  So, after carrying my opera glasses almost 4,000 miles I didn't need them.

Taken from my seat

Looking at the rear of the hall

There is a young boy who plays the 3 year-old child in the opera who stayed up waaaaaay past his bedtime since it's 3+ hrs.long. But he probably slept in this morning, but not me...

I was out on the tourist trail early. I couldn't wait to climb the 343 stone steps up to the top of the South Tower of the St. Stephan's church (by the way, it's exactly the same number of steps down -those Renaisaance designers really knew their stuff!)

After a much-needed breather, I headed off to see the Lippenzaners at the Spanish Riding School.