Day: May 26, 2014

We visited a classical performances at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna

In front of the Hofburg, Josefsplatz with a monument of Emperor Joseph II

Entering the baroque hall of the Winter Riding School arena is very impressive

Looking towards the Emperor’s seats, the Royal Box.

The other way, towards the entrance.

Leilani took a good photo of me and Jutta

I took a bad photo of Leilani and Oma (not posted)
It was not allowed to photograph the horses and I didn’t, but I got the following 2 from Wikimedia:

That was during the morning work, the performance is much more impressive

Afterwards we went to the coffee shop of the Hofreitschule and got nice coffee, and a huge portion of vanilla ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream.

After we visited the Spanish Riding School we visited other sights at and around the Hofburg Palace

Hofburg Vienna plan (from Wikimedia, vectorized by: Gothika, thanks!)

1) Schweizertrakt 2a) Augustinerkirche 2b) Augustinerkloster 3) Stallburg 4) Amalienburg 5) Leopoldinischer Trakt 6) Redoutensaaltrakt 7) Winterreitschule 8) Hofbibliothek 9) Augustinertrakt 10) Palais Erzherzog Albrecht 11) Reichskanzleitrakt 12) Festsaaltrakt 13) Michaelertrakt 14) Neue Burg 15) Corps de Logis 16) Palmenhaus A) In der Burg B) Ballhausplatz C) Michaelerplatz D) Schweizerhof E) Josefsplatz F) Albertinaplatz G) Burggarten H) Heldenplatz

Right in front of the Michaelertrakt of the Hofburg they unearthed roman ruins, Trude, Jutta and Leilani looking down




Then we went into the Burg, this photo looks at the Emperor / Kaiser Franz I monument, Leopoldinischer Trakt & Amalienburg

Looking back towards the Reichskanzleitrakt




Wappen or Coat of Arms of later Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor as King of the Romans 1536


(Above from Wikimedia, thanks Jebulon)
Below the Schweizerdoor (Swiss Gate) One can see the CoA of Archduke Ferdinand, later Emperor Ferdinand I, as King of the Romans, with the Golden Fleece order collar, and the date 1552.


We then went into the Schatzkammer, the Imperial Treasury Museum, and spent the next 2 hours there until Leilani’s stomach started to growl.



We ate at the excellent Italian Restaurant “Zum Lachenden Esel”, afterwards Jutta and Leilani were having fun while Sonja had to search her purse for phone and camera and other important stuff.

The Saint Stephen’s Cathedral was on Leilani’s must-see-again list…

We took the elevator up into one tower and enjoyed great views of the cathedral and Vienna below

We then took the scenic tour back to the car, and saw many more great city views.






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