From the Glorietta looking out to the palace and Vienna

This is a magnificent view of the palace and Vienna from the Glorietta on the hill.

Vienna

August 16th 2015
We left the hotel at 9.15 and headed off into town to Kalsplatz where we walked and picked up the Hop On Hop Off bus on the Yellow Line to Schloss Schonbrunn which was the residential palace for the Hapsburgs from the 16thcentury. Karilyn and I waited while the men fought with a huge queue to get tickets for the Classic Tour which would give us access to some palace rooms, the Orangery, ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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