Today the rain had stopped at least even though the temperature was still cold. We headed to Schonbrunn Palace on the outskirts of the city which is a former Imperial 1441 room summer residence for the Habsburgs monarchy. We did a tour of the 40 state rooms on the first floor of the 3 level palace. The décor, art and façade was extremely ornate. Gilded door and window frames, wood panelling, furniture and detail was incredible. The history was really interesting and it was an enjoyable tour. We then tour the grounds that were also huge. The gardens extend for 1.2 km from east to west and approximately one kilometre from north to south. Many people were using it as their running tracks for exercise as the pathways were wide and flat. The gardens were also amazing even though it was autumn. We then went to the Vienna zoo that was also on the palace grounds. After the zoo visit we drove to our next destination a small town called Melk which was home of the Melk Abbey. Another huge building that could be seen from outside the town.