Our final day in Vienna begins with a tour of St. Stephan's Cathedral, the symbol of Vienna. This cathedral holds the catacombs for the graves of Vienna's cardinals and archbishops. The blackness on parts of the outside walls of the cathedral comes from dead microscopic plants that had grown on the limestone in the walls.
Me outside St. Stephan's Cathedral in 1991
Our group of 52 students break into two groups (A and B) for the tour of St. Stephan's Cathedral.
I go with Group A.
The tour guide for Group A.
A Japanese choir sings to live music in front of the main altar.
A close up of the choir and musicians.
Stained class windows.
Chandelier.
The pulpit.
These creepy crawlers represent hatred of other religions climbing the pulpit.
A dog barks back the creepy crawlers. 
This side altar stands to the left of the main altar.
The A-team and Mr. D listen to the tour guide.
Group B listens to their tour guide.
This marble sarcophagus, which lies to the right of the main altar, holds the remains of Emperor Friedrich III.
An organ
Groups A and B together. I thank Ashley for this picture.
Chloe, Tanner, me, and Hannah outside St. Stephan's Cathedral.
After the tour of St. Stephan's Cathedral, the students head to the Imperial Crypt, which serves as the principal place of entombment for members of the House of Habsburg since 1633. Appropriately so, no photography is permitted inside. 
After a lunch break, I take a subway ride and then walk to the Belvedere Museum to see Gustav Klimt's The Kiss. I had expected something small, along the size of the Mona Lisa. Instead, The Kiss towers at 1.8 meter by 1.8 meter (approximately 6 feet by 6 feet). The museum does not permit photography.
After the Belvedere, I return to the hotel. We load our suitcases onto the bus and ride to the airport. Sydney smiles as we walk to our check in counter.
On the way, we pass a Mercedes-Benz taxi. Taxi companies in Vienna tend to prefer Mercedes Benzes.
Alex scans her boarding pass for the flight from Vienna to Frankfurt.
At the Frankfurt baggage claim area, I see a girl riding her suitcase as a scooter. Brilliant!
Omar and Lauren sit together as they wait for the other students to get their suitcases.
Curling with a suitcase. Ben pushes the suitcase. Ashley and Jake guide the suitcase toward Alex, who serves as the target.
With our suitcases in toll, we walk to our bus for the ride to Moore Haus.
On the way back to the Haus, we sing happy birthday to Alexa. I bake mini-bundt cakes with chocolate chunks for Alexa.
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