Two months ago I had opportunity to travel to Vienna by bus with my friend.
It is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is very beautiful, clean city and has a unique charm. Vienna owes much of its international fame to the many celebrated composer who lived and worked here including Strauß, Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn.
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| I love Vienna! |
Entering the city gates, we first come to the Shonbrunn. The palace is an amazing
place, beautifully kept and the exhibits are very well presented. Palace
are lovely even in autumn but I can imagine that they are stunning in spring
and summer. It is great to come to the palace and walk around, also at the
garden and see the view over there.
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| Shonbrunn |
One thing that you must do is walk up
the hill to the Gloriette. The views of the Palace with what looked like
the whole of Vienna in the background are amazing and well worth the climb.
There is so much to do here, the building itself is amazing, the architecture
is outstanding. The gardens are maintained all year.
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Shonbrunn - Gloriette
Next we visited another palace - Belvedere. The rooms inside building are amazing, the art on the walls and statues are incredible. The gardens and building facades are also spectacular. We visited it during the autumn but I imagine that the gardens are spectacular in the summer months.
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| Belvedere Palace |
In the afternoon we walked around Stephansplatz. This is a large pedestrian area, filled with
label shops, souvenir shops and restaurants, so it is is a great place
to hang out for an afternoon, have coffee, watch people, window shop.
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Stephansplatz
The St. Stephen's cathedral is right in
the centre of Vienna, it has been the heart of city for centuries and it is one of Vienna's most impressive landmarks. It dates back to the 1400's and is so beautiful.
This is a truly magnificent cathedral! For a long time it was the highest building in Europe - measuring almost 137 m. |
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| St. Stephen's Cathedral |
Another beautiful landmark - St. Charles's Church. It is one of the most imposing baroque churches
in Vienna with amazing panoramic view from the top of the dome. You can take an elevator most of the way and then some stairs at the
end, worth the climb. Absolutely gorgeous place with amazing paintings
inside
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St. Charles's Church
We were getting around Vienna on the underground rail system. |
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| One of an underground station |
In the evenin we rode on Wiener Riesenrad. It is one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions - it is tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park At the top, the view was
really nice. I wish I had the time to go right back on again
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| Ferries Wheel |
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| Extremely high carousel (Prater amusment park) |
I love this city and would definitely return to Vienna. I experienced the charm of this place - It is a beautiful city filled with historic buildings.
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Wien Hauptbanhof
Austria – another beautiful country conquered :)
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