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.
