What a summer schloss! As with most European royal families, the Haspburgs of Austria had a summer palace as well as winter one. We saw their winter palace (Hofburg) on Friday and, seeing as it was warm and sunny, we thought we would take the opportunity today to […]
Pictures, palaces, parks & the Naschmarkts After yesterday’s overload of history and culture (that’s kultcha for the Aussies at home), we wanted to see a couple of different types of things today. So we headed out to one of Vienna’s premier art museums, the Belvedere Palace, for the morning […]
So many museums, so little time! If you’re a lover of history, architecture, art, music and/or opera, chances are you’d love Vienna. This city is jammed full of interesting museums and historical sights; it was tough choosing between all of Vienna’s offerings but we eventually decided to focus […]
Wonderful Vienna… We’re in Vienna! Capital of modern-day Austria and the last great imperial capital of Europe. We’ve both been really looking forward to our 4 day sojourn here in Vienna as this is a city rich in history and with enough museums, palaces and stately buildings to keep us busy […]
A day trip into the Salzkammergut They promised us sun today and after a couple of days of cold, wet weather, we were very excited at the thought of some sunshine. To make the most of the promised solar rays we booked ourselves on a tour out to the Salzkammergut […]
Wandering Soles 