We set off to tour in and around Innere Stradt, Vienna's city center.  Vienna itself began in the Innere Stradt as a Roman camp.     But, in fact, the Romans weren't the first ones in the area.   A statue has been found near Vienna which dates back 25,000 years (yes, that's 18,000 years before the Egyptian dynasties!).   Unbelievable.  There's even another statue that's from 32,000 BC from another location in Austria - the earliest known statue in existence, which is also housed in a Vienna museum.    The Romans arrived in Austria in 15 BC, and founded the earliest settlements in Vienna in 8 AD.   Vienna flourished until the 5th century, when the Roman Empire collapsed.  

It was time to escape Vienna and see the suburbs.  We were attracted to the town of Krems, as it's the "center" of the Wacau wine trade in Austria.   For breakfast, we picked up a coffee and apple streudel just outside our hotel lobby.   While Jaimie is overwhelmed by the pastry shops (not a big fan of them), I enjoy a pastry shop every 30 feet.  They're never that far from reach (granted, it seems that Anker seems to be a chain here, and has the market cornered on pastry shops, offering the same selection over and over :)).