we went to a village in the hills Kahlenberg and saw the Austrian Alps and the Danube River.  After mom and I went to the heart of Vienna and went to St. Stephens Cathedral which was built in 1100s but destroyed partially in WWII.  After we went to the Hofburg Palace where the royalty lived for centuries.  Then we went to the Opera House.  Physcially this trip is very hard for mom...so I am very grateful to have this opportunity to travel Europe with her.  She said this morning it will probably be her first and last time doing this.  I on  the other hand have a cold which always seems to happen the first few days I am here.  It is so odd to have mom meet some of the family which no one has seen for nearly 100 years.  I have met Olek before so it is nice to see him again.