The hotel where I stayed in the heart of Vienna, Pension Neuer Markt
Views from my window
The Spanish Riding School, where famous white Lipizzaner stallions perform
Outside Hofburg Palace, the home of the Habsburgs who ruled Austria for 640 years
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| The front view of Hofburg Palace |
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| The Kunsthistorisches Museum, contains the Habsburgs art collection |
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| The Natural History Museum |
Burgarten, behind Hofburg Palace - a nice escape from the busy city streets
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| The double headed eagle is the emblem of the Habsburgs |
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| The Opera House |
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| The Albertina Museum, where I saw works by Monet, Picasso and Klimt |
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| Monument Against War and Fascism |
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| Famous Sacher Hotel, where I enjoyed Sacher Torte my first night in Vienna! |
Let's go to church...
St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom), dates from 1300 - 1450
St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche), Baroque Vienna at its best...
St. Charles' Church (Karlskirche) - Bishop Charles Borromeo was an inspiration to Vienna during plague times. The 'votive church' was dedicated to him after an epidemic spared Vienna in 1713.
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| The Secession, Art Nouveau headquarters of the Secession movement |
Day #2 in Vienna... so much to see!
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| Holy Trinity Plague Column |
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| Traditional Viennese breakfast at famous Cafe Hawelka |
I spent most of the day at Schonbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the Habsburgs
The Palace Gardens were amazingly huge!
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| The Neptune Fountain |
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| The Gloriette, a decorative monument facing the Palace that celebrates an Austrian military victory |
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| View from the Gloriette overlooking all of Vienna |
There were so many trails to follow, it was beautiful and I wished I had my running shoes!
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| A bird house in the gardens |
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| The "Roman Ruins" - not quite sure if this was real ruins or fake?? |
There was an Easter Market at the Palace that day too!
Statue of Johann Strauss at Statdpark (city park) which honors many Viennese musicians and composers. Strauss was Vienna's beloved Waltz King.
