I worked a 6 month aerospace industry assist detail in Vienna. They put me up in the Hilton hotel on Stadtpark for the entire time. Loved having my breakfasts

I worked a 6 month aerospace industry assist detail in Vienna. They put me up in the Hilton hotel on Stadtpark for the entire time. Loved having my breakfasts right across the street in Café Prückel, with their 90 year old tuxedo clad waiters. Interesting to think of the famous persons that may have gathered there in days of yore. Agree on the Sacher Torte, it's just an extraordinarily dry chocolate layer cake with a bit of apricot jam as the layer separator, enrobed in a tasteless waxy ganache. I tried it all over the city including of course at Hotel Sacher. I'm sure I could make a modern version at home that was actually delicious. For every hit there is a miss... and for every Wienerschnitzel there is a Tafelspitz.