Austria photos > Vienna sightseeing
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A picture says a thousand words
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Our authentic Viennese restaurant. Huge carrels created booths, and smaller barrels were constructed into chairs
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St. Stephans Cathedral
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Gorgeous architecture abounds in Vienna
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The Old City was all dolled up for the holidays
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JB!
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Buying subway tickets
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Franz
Our tour guide Franz!!!
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Charles' Church
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Trolley cars are the primary form of public transportation above ground in Vienna
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The Opera House
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Goethe
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Mozart
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Natural History Museum
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Statue of Maria Theresia, the 'mother' of Vienna (and also, of Marie Antoinette)
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Fine Art Museum
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Heldenplatz - Hofburg Imperial Palace housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria.
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This balcony on the Heldenplatz where Hitler stood and announced the "Anschluss" of Austria with the 3rd Reich
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Archduke Charles of Austria. These two statues were designed by sculptor Anton Dominick Ritter von Fernkorn, who was the first to execute the difficult task of creating a monumentally-sized equestrian statue with the horse (and rider) successfully balanced on the horse's two rear legs. -
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The Rathaus (City Hall). Note the Advent countdown calendar banners in the windows of the city building. Like we said, a very religious city!
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This brick wall was the original border of Vienna's historic city. The white building on the other side of the wall was the home of Beethoven.
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Michaelerplatz, The entrance to the Imperial palace
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John and Franz - the BEST tourguide we could have asked for!
