Vienna and Budapest, Hungary - August 27 (Sunday) Went yo 11 am mass at St Augustine's Cathedral at the Hofburg Palace. Mass was very tradational. Dad and I choose this church becuase they had beautiful organ music during mass. It was lovely. I have now heard mass in Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German (Vienna), and English. After mas, dad and I walked to the Vienna Opera House and took a tour. The opera house was amazingly beautiful. We saw the box where Franz Josef sat, the tea room (can rent for 500 Euros for 20 minutes durning intermission), various halls, and back stage. The Opera House was bombed during WW II, so only 30 percent is origina;. The original rooms of the Opera house were stunningly ornate. Pizza was on the menue for lunch since we had
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