26th - 30th Nov 09 - Vienna
A long weekend in Vienna with Mo and Mike.
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| Albertina - An art gallery |
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| Balls by day - Balls by night! |
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| The street decorations were wonderful. |
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| From the Upper Belvedere to the Lower Belvedere |
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| Cafe Mozart - from The Third Man. Vienna is full of coffee houses |
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| Coburg Palais at night |
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| Hofburg Imperial apartments - table decorations |
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| Karlskirche |
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| Karlskirche - We went right to the top of the dome which was being restored |
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| Karlskirche - Looking down! |
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| Karlskirche - Money! |
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| Karlskirche - Dome. |
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| Karlskirche - Altar |
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| Naschmarkt. Miles of the most wonderful food stalls |
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| Rathaus Christmas Market |
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| White Chimney Sweep restaurant with Mike and Mo |
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| River Wien |
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| Spanish Riding School |
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| St Peter's Church |
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| Stephansdom taken from atop the Bell Tower of Karlskirche |
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| Stephansdom tiled roof |
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| Stephansdom |
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| On Sunday we took a trip to the Vienna Woods. First stop the hunting lodge at Mayerling where Crown Prince Rudolf shot his 17 year old mistress, Mary, before shooting himself (allegedly) |
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| The serene monastery at Heiligenkreuz |
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| Heiligenkreuz Fountain House |
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| Heiligenkreuz Closters |
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| Heiligenkreuz Altar |
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| Liechtenstein Castle |
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| In Seegrotte. The largest underground lake in Europe where we went in a boat. |
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| Schonbrunn Palace |
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| Schonbrunn Palace by night |
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| Mozart and Strauss concert in the Orangery at Schonbrunn Palace |