V is for Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Oh Vienna, land of Mozart, Sachertorte, Kaesekraeners, and delicious Eis. I spent an amazing year living in Vienna in 2006/2007 teaching English just north of the city in Klosterneuburg. The school I taught in specialized in wine production and vineyards...sweet deal! Needless to say I learned a lot about wine and was even able to sample some of the bottles my students helped to cultivate. Pretty awesome. While living in the city (right near the Suedbahnhof), I had the opportunity to explore a lot of things. Here are just a few: |
| Schoenbrunn Palace from the Gloriette with a view of the city center behind. |
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| The Reisenrad at the Prater (boardwalk). Those are railway cars that rock. |
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| The Gloriette behind Schoenbrunn Palace. |
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| Belvedere Palace, now a museum, where Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is displayed. |
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| The entrance of the school where I worked. |
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| Courtney and I cooling down our gluewein at a Christkindlmarkt. |
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| St. Marx Cemetery where Mozart is buried. |
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| Hundertwasser House...cool paint job. |
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| Life Ball 2007...beware of the nudity! |
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| Wine tasting with friends and students. |
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| Jewish section of the Zentralfriedhof. |
what a charming place--i especially love that cemetery
ReplyDeleteLynn, when you hit is just right, St. Marx is completely overrun with purple lilacs. It's haunting and gorgeous!
DeleteMan, what I wouldn't give to be able to travel around Europe...well, someday...
ReplyDeleteDave the Goof
A school that produces wine sounds cool. Looks like a great city! That cemetery is otherworldly.
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