Habsburg palaces, coffee houses, Strauss waltzes...all are symbolic of Vienna. Visiting elegant Schoenbrunn Palace, riding in carriages, sampling luscious apple strudel, and listening to Mozart concerts, Rudy Maxa sees that Austria's capital still lives its elegant, proud past. He gets a behind-the-scenes peek at how exquisite china is made at Augarten, Europe's second-oldest porcelain manufacturer. For a change from urban to countryside, he cruises down the Danube, past vineyards and castles, to make a stop at the dazzling Melk Abbey, and samples "new" wines--unique young varieties special to this part of the world. He gives tips on where to experience Vienna's hot art scene.