Vienna in a Day... by subway

At the suggestion of Gary and Heather who are from Edmonton, we bought a day pass on the subway and followed them to Schönbrunn palace, the 1500 room summer residence of the Habsburg monarchs.
Since there was a big line-up to tour the rooms, we toured the outside...which was free.
Behind me is the French garden and in the distance is the Sun Fountain and the Gloriette, a monument that was supposed to glorify the Habsburg power and the "Just War". A "Just War" is "that which leads to peace". Hmmm.
A student band from Japan was quite entertaining. I talked to one proud parent and had to tell him how my daughter sang in St. Paul's and Windsor Castle.
The sun fountain and Gloriette.

Comments

William said…
I think we have almost the exact same picture of you and the Gloriette from our 1968 visit to Vienna. Your hair is still the same colour, but the dresses and high heels seem to have disappeared in the intervening 43 years (to say nothing of the fancy stockings)!

The outside of the Schonbrunn was much more interesting than the inside anyway.
July 17, 2011 at 3:58 p.m.
Margot said…
Impressive gardens.
July 18, 2011 at 7:42 a.m.
Megan said…
That "riot of colour" wildflower garden looks very different from the normal formal gardens at a place like this.
July 18, 2011 at 9:07 a.m.
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