The 9th day of my InterRail journey ended at the railway station Wiener Westbahnhof in Vienna. It was nearly midnight when I arrived. Only the statue of Elisabeth of Austria (‘Sisi’) bid me welcome.
Tag: Vienna
Funeral procession for Otto von Habsburg Part I
On July 16th, 2011 the funeral procession for Otto von Habsburg took place in Vienna.
Note: Contrary to the colourful dresses of the most participants the family of the deceased went at the end of the procession in dark mourning.
The most participants preferred to wear uniforms and dresses of the time before 1918 so the funeral procession was also a kind of presentation of historical fashion.
Inhabitants of regions which were part of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy attended the procession in traditional uniforms as well. Here a detachment from Croatia.
Some areas were represented by outstanding many participants. E.g. Tyrol where still a lot of traditional associations are in existence.
The smaller the areas the smaller the groups.
Whereas the most units looked very colourful and glorious in their historical uniforms…
… this group wearing the functional uniforms of World War I reminded me of the horror of war and was for me an important counterpoint to all these brilliant uniforms before.
And here some impressions taken after the end of the procession.
Entrance hall at the Museum of Natural History
The entrance hall of the Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien) at Christmas time.
Three trams in a tram-train in Vienna
Next to the Museum of Technology in Vienna, I come across this tram-train of three tram cars. A rare pic in the Vienna of today.
A pair of griffins in Vienna
A pair of griffins seen at a bollard in Vienna. Though I don’t believe in fabulous creatures, I always love to come across depictions of them on my urban walks.
Old sign in Vienna
I saw this sign next to the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of Military History) in Vienna. The bark of the tree made me think the sign is pretty old.
Tableau Vivant in Vienna
An interesting item on the program of the Karlstag 2009 was a Tableau Vivant. A group of people walked in the dresses of the time before 1900 around the Karlsplatz. More…
Postbus Saurer 5GF-U in Vienna
This motor coach started to serve as public bus in 1962. At that time it was operated by Austrian national postal delivery company. Therefore it is yellow colored which was the brand color of this company. Today this bus can be chartered for private tours. In the photo the bus is standing on a Viennese square named Heldenplatz. More…
Red box for finds in Vienna
Interesting! If one finds anything (not that valuable) in the streets of Vienna one doesn’t have to go to the lost property office. One can drop it in one of these red boxes I came across here.
‘The Third Man’ Museum in Vienna
For fans of the movie ‘The Third Man’ this museum in Vienna is worth a visit. A movie buff has collected a lot of memorabilia about the time which is thematised in this movie and about the making of the movie itself.
Capuchin Church in Vienna
Below this unimposing walls of the Capuchin Church the bodies of 12 emperors and 18 empresses are laid to rest inside the Imperial Crypt. More…
Liechtenstein Garden Palace in Vienna
The Gartenpalais (Garden Palace) Liechtenstein offers Vienna’s largest secular Baroque hall and is home of private art collections, owned by the Prince von und zu Liechtenstein. There are guided tours giving insights in collections and architecture of the palais. More…