Trip report Vienna

Andiline · 07-28-2007

This is only a first preliminary resumee, more will follow tomorrow as I am not at home right now:

My friend Kerstin and I went to Vienna on a daytrip today. Please expect lots of pics of very pompous buildings. We went to Schloss Schoenbronn first and after that we walked around in the city. After a few hours we were overwhelmed with the buildings. You'll probably understand once you see the pics...

Pics and more details with them will follow tomorrow evening (my time).

Andrea

**TeeZet** · 07-29-2007

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Originally Posted by Andiline

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Pics and more details with them will follow tomorrow evening (my time). ...

ami · 07-29-2007

Just waiting.

I can't wait to go to Vienna one day. I see Budapest, Vienna, and Prague as a nice 2 week trip.

I LOVE Prague and can't wait to go back.

Andiline · 07-29-2007

I'll start working on it now. Went diving today (although it was raining so hard that you could dive in the parking lot without even jumping into the lake....

) so I couldn't start earlier.

Andrea

Andiline · 07-29-2007

Here are the first pics and the report with them....

We had an early flight so we landed in Vienna shortly after 8 AM so we were in the city by 9 AM. First of all we decided to have breakfast which we did in a 'Kaffeehaus' (coffee house) for which Wien is famous. It was like we imagined it: people from Vienna come there to have a coffee (they do have different names for it than we have in Germany although in Austria they do speak german too).

The evening before Kerstin and I had tried to decide on a rough route for the day as Vienna does have a lot to offer. Our idea was to go to Schoenbrunn in the morning before the hundreds of tour busses arrive. So after we had finished breakfast we took the subway to Schoenbrunn which was home to the famous 'Sissi' (not sure the film series with Romy Schneider and Karl Heinz Böhm is known in the US - I LOVE to watch them).

We already were impressed seeing the main entry of it. We had decided not to enter the castle itself but we wanted to see the park. So we went around and found this guy playing the harp...

His neighbours were those two guys and they just impressed me... that moment I didn't know how much more statues like these we would see in the hours to come...

Once we came to the back side of Schloss Schoenbrunn we were just like 'WOW!'

The Neptun fountain was rather impressing....

Back side of Schoenbrunn Castle with parts of the garden:

And to give you an impression how the garden looked like: this is a wide angle pic made from up on the Neptun fountain.

Going back towards the main entrance we passed several of the alleys where you can stroll around at leisure... (we didn't as we still had so much stuff to see...

.

More to follow soon...

Mercy · 07-29-2007

Beautiful pictures, can wait to see more!

Ginger · 07-29-2007

wow, great photos as usual, Andrea! I love sharing your travels, they are always soooo interesting and lovely! Can't wait for more.

ami · 07-29-2007

Wow....great shots, I can't wait to see more!

I can't wait to go one day too.

Seakony · 07-29-2007

oh goody!

another place to visit without having to actually go there. Will you do Sicily and the Abruzzo region for me?

Jacko · 07-29-2007

Very cute.....

Ginger · 07-29-2007

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Originally Posted by Seakony

oh goody!

another place to visit without having to actually go there. Will you do Sicily and the Abruzzo region for me?

Yah, we should just put in our requests to Andrea! Good idea. Andrea? I'd like a little Greece, like Santorini, please!

Andiline · 07-29-2007

Sorry, girls, no money left right now... ;-))))))

Here is the next installment.... be prepared to lots of statues and pompous buildings....

From Schoenbrunn we took the subway to the Opera. The subwas station itself was not so nice as it was full of drug addicts (we even saw one guy sitting on the stairs with a calculator and he probably was calculating a price for a customer...).

This is the opera:

Had we known of the city tour with oldtimers, we might have booked a tour...

Those Mozart-esque guys were trying to sell tickets for concerts. We didn't envy them to have to wear this stuff when it was so hot.

Not sure I need to explain this one....

We passed again later on and Kerstin bought 'Sacher Torte' (it is a very famous chocolate cake) for her husband.

Well and now let's go with the pompous buildings and fountains and statues...

This kind of architecture can be seen in a lot of cities. I saw it in Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Paris (so far...)

Another Neptun Fountain

'Hey, whaddoya want'?

Looks heavy....

Statues at entry doors as well.

This is the spanish riding school where the famous - I think Lippizzaner - horses are being trained.

I liked that small house in between...

And this is the 'Neue Hofburg' (New Castle)

From that I especially liked the cupola. It fascinated me big time....

Not sure what the fish was doing in that scultpure...

The way throught the Hofburg to the other side... these coaches are called 'Fiaker' in Vienna (and the horses do SMELL......

).

This cupola from the other side...

Polarization filter-weather...

TAPPY · 07-29-2007

I have been waiting all day to see these.

Awesome pictures A....love all your travel reports.

Mikey · 07-29-2007

You sure gat around...In a good way....Great pics!

**TeeZet** · 07-29-2007

Looks like you had perfect weather for some perfect pictures!

07-28-2007	#1 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,598	Trip report Vienna This is only a first preliminary resumee, more will follow tomorrow as I am not at home right now: My friend Kerstin and I went to Vienna on a daytrip today. Please expect lots of pics of very pompous buildings. We went to Schloss Schoenbronn first and after that we walked around in the city. After a few hours we were overwhelmed with the buildings. You'll probably understand once you see the pics... Pics and more details with them will follow tomorrow evening (my time). Andrea

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Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,598	Sorry, girls, no money left right now... ;-)))))) Here is the next installment.... be prepared to lots of statues and pompous buildings.... From Schoenbrunn we took the subway to the Opera. The subwas station itself was not so nice as it was full of drug addicts (we even saw one guy sitting on the stairs with a calculator and he probably was calculating a price for a customer...). This is the opera: Had we known of the city tour with oldtimers, we might have booked a tour... Those Mozart-esque guys were trying to sell tickets for concerts. We didn't envy them to have to wear this stuff when it was so hot. Not sure I need to explain this one.... We passed again later on and Kerstin bought 'Sacher Torte' (it is a very famous chocolate cake) for her husband. Well and now let's go with the pompous buildings and fountains and statues... This kind of architecture can be seen in a lot of cities. I saw it in Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Paris (so far...) Another Neptun Fountain 'Hey, whaddoya want'? Looks heavy.... Statues at entry doors as well. This is the spanish riding school where the famous - I think Lippizzaner - horses are being trained. I liked that small house in between... And this is the 'Neue Hofburg' (New Castle) From that I especially liked the cupola. It fascinated me big time.... Not sure what the fish was doing in that scultpure... The way throught the Hofburg to the other side... these coaches are called 'Fiaker' in Vienna (and the horses do SMELL...... ). This cupola from the other side... Polarization filter-weather... __________________ My travel blog Andiline.de Pics from my trips till I go in Thailand Last edited by Andiline; 07-29-2007 at 01:46 PM.

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07-29-2007	#3 (permalink)
ami añejo Join Date: May 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 6,658	Just waiting. I can't wait to go to Vienna one day. I see Budapest, Vienna, and Prague as a nice 2 week trip. I LOVE Prague and can't wait to go back.

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Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,598	I'll start working on it now. Went diving today (although it was raining so hard that you could dive in the parking lot without even jumping into the lake.... ) so I couldn't start earlier. Andrea

07-29-2007	#5 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,598	Here are the first pics and the report with them.... We had an early flight so we landed in Vienna shortly after 8 AM so we were in the city by 9 AM. First of all we decided to have breakfast which we did in a 'Kaffeehaus' (coffee house) for which Wien is famous. It was like we imagined it: people from Vienna come there to have a coffee (they do have different names for it than we have in Germany although in Austria they do speak german too). The evening before Kerstin and I had tried to decide on a rough route for the day as Vienna does have a lot to offer. Our idea was to go to Schoenbrunn in the morning before the hundreds of tour busses arrive. So after we had finished breakfast we took the subway to Schoenbrunn which was home to the famous 'Sissi' (not sure the film series with Romy Schneider and Karl Heinz Böhm is known in the US - I LOVE to watch them). We already were impressed seeing the main entry of it. We had decided not to enter the castle itself but we wanted to see the park. So we went around and found this guy playing the harp... His neighbours were those two guys and they just impressed me... that moment I didn't know how much more statues like these we would see in the hours to come... Once we came to the back side of Schloss Schoenbrunn we were just like 'WOW!' The Neptun fountain was rather impressing.... Back side of Schoenbrunn Castle with parts of the garden: And to give you an impression how the garden looked like: this is a wide angle pic made from up on the Neptun fountain. Going back towards the main entrance we passed several of the alleys where you can stroll around at leisure... (we didn't as we still had so much stuff to see... . More to follow soon...

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Mercy añejo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Physically Maryland/Mentally the Beach Posts: 1,645	Beautiful pictures, can wait to see more!

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Ginger none Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,165	wow, great photos as usual, Andrea! I love sharing your travels, they are always soooo interesting and lovely! Can't wait for more.

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ami añejo Join Date: May 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 6,658	Wow....great shots, I can't wait to see more! I can't wait to go one day too.

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Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,148	oh goody! another place to visit without having to actually go there. Will you do Sicily and the Abruzzo region for me?

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Jacko añejo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,357	Very cute.....

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TAPPY añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 15,120	I have been waiting all day to see these. Awesome pictures A....love all your travel reports.

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Mikey he likes it! Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 15,803	You sure gat around...In a good way....Great pics!

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TeeZet Non-aggressive Dutch dude Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Uithoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 7,704	Looks like you had perfect weather for some perfect pictures!