Tableau Vivant in Vienna

Tableau Vivant in Vienna, Austria

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…

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Postbus Saurer 5GF-U in Vienna

Postbus Saurer 5GF-U in Vienna, Austria

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…

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Red box for finds in Vienna

Red box for finds in Vienna, Austria

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.

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Capuchin Church in Vienna

Kapuzinergruft in Vienna, Austria

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…

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Liechtenstein Garden Palace in Vienna

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna, Austria

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…

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Gate at Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna

Gate at Upper Belvedere in Vienna, Austria

Main gate in front of the Upper Belvedere Palace (Oberes Belvedere). The lions are showing the crest of Prince Eugene of Savoy. He was the first owner of the palace. Today the palace houses a great collection of paintings. More…

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Museum of Natural History in Vienna

View of the museum from Volksgarten

While walking through the Volksgarten, a public park of Vienna, I took this photo of the Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum). By the way the park is famous for its rose gardens so don’t miss a visit through the blooming period of the roses. More…

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