As we had booked seats for a Mass at the Imperial Palace Chapel ( the only time I have ever PAID to go to church) we were up early and off on the underground to the Old City and took our place with the crowd of other Mass goer. The chapel was quite beautiful, and although the Mass was in German it was easily followed. The orchestra with choir provided a Mozart Mass which was absolutely magic. At the end of the mass, the Vienna Boys choir assembled at the front of the church and sang three Christmas Carols -just beautiful - and I was not suprised when there was a prolonged applause.
Back to the hotel where we had lunch with a nice bottle of Austrian wine which induced a welcome snooze in the afternoon. In the evening we attended a Mozart and Strauss concert in the salon of the Austerlitz Palace. It was a most intimate setting with only about 250 people. The Chamber Orchestra was superb, and a baritone and a soprano sang beautifully.
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