Between Paris and our trip to Vienna, we experienced another Jewish holiday in The Hague, Shavout (Shavuot began as a harvest festival, but it also commemorates the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah.) (source- http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Shavuot.shtml0) I find that holidays are some of the hardest times to be away from family, but it was actually a very nice experience celebrating with our new friends in The Hague. The first day the synagogue had a lunch, which we enjoyed and the second day we had 9 people at our house for lunch. We always like to entertain in our home and it was lots of fun.
A few days after the holiday, Scott went off to Dubai for work. What an experience for him. He said it reminded him of Las Vegas with all the lights and new construction. He had the opportunity to go to the top of the tallest building in the world and while he was there he was able to clearly see the solar eclipse. He flew via Vienna, so we had decided to make a mini trip to Vienna on his way home. I met him there on Friday. He was there before me, so set out to buy some food for us for Shabbos and he went to an art museum. Then we met up and took a tram tour around the city. Vienna is so beautiful and most sites are within walking distance. Friday night we want to Sabbath services in one of the oldest synagogues in the city and then had dinner in a kosher restaurant. The interior of the synagogue was lovely and it was so nice to see such a large turnout of people of all ages for services. The rest of the weekend was spent visiting the famous Vienna Hofburg and Schoenbrunn palaces, some art museums, Sigmund Freud's house, one of the city’s Jewish museums (which was the site of a synagogue from 1492 before the Jews were expelled from the city) and we even went to see the famous ballet Giselle at the Vienna Opera House. On Sunday we had lunch at one of the kosher restaurants and actually had kosher Chinese food. It was amazing. We had such a great weekend and immensely enjoyed Vienna. I know Scott would agree that this has been our favorite city we have visited so far. The weather was good, the kosher food was good and the sites were something to see.
A few days after the holiday, Scott went off to Dubai for work. What an experience for him. He said it reminded him of Las Vegas with all the lights and new construction. He had the opportunity to go to the top of the tallest building in the world and while he was there he was able to clearly see the solar eclipse. He flew via Vienna, so we had decided to make a mini trip to Vienna on his way home. I met him there on Friday. He was there before me, so set out to buy some food for us for Shabbos and he went to an art museum. Then we met up and took a tram tour around the city. Vienna is so beautiful and most sites are within walking distance. Friday night we want to Sabbath services in one of the oldest synagogues in the city and then had dinner in a kosher restaurant. The interior of the synagogue was lovely and it was so nice to see such a large turnout of people of all ages for services. The rest of the weekend was spent visiting the famous Vienna Hofburg and Schoenbrunn palaces, some art museums, Sigmund Freud's house, one of the city’s Jewish museums (which was the site of a synagogue from 1492 before the Jews were expelled from the city) and we even went to see the famous ballet Giselle at the Vienna Opera House. On Sunday we had lunch at one of the kosher restaurants and actually had kosher Chinese food. It was amazing. We had such a great weekend and immensely enjoyed Vienna. I know Scott would agree that this has been our favorite city we have visited so far. The weather was good, the kosher food was good and the sites were something to see.
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