Schonbrunn Palace and Biergarten
Great way to start the day in Vienna! They even tell you where you can pass your gas.
We decided to venture to the Summer Palace of Maria Theresa of Austria, the mother of Marie Antoinette and about 12 other daughters, all of which were given in arranged marriages as a part of the politics of the time.
In 1548, a mansion was erected on this land called Katterburg and later in 1569 AD, the Holy Roman Emperor had it fenced in and filled with game animals for hunting. From 1638 to 1643, an addition was added onto the mansion as requested by the Emperor's Widow of the time, Eleanor Gonzaga. She also had about 2 dozen orange trees added to her estate. In 1683 the buildings were destroyed during a Turkish siege and the palace was later rebuilt in 1693. Emperors lived in the palace and eventually it was handed down to Maria Theresa by her father, the Holy Roman Emperor of the Hapsburg Monarchy. We toured the inside of the building, where photos were not allowed, but we saw the beautiful rooms, decor and personal artifacts of the monarchy. We also spent time in the room where Khrushchev met JFK in 1961. The opulence is unmatched to anything we have seen anywhere.
Fooling around...
We met up with friends unexpectedly, jumped on the bus with them and joined them for lunch and a few beers.
Our "first" true Biergarten experience.
Another funny sign and I think it could mean a lot of things.
Our friends got back on the bus and headed toward the hotel. The meal was excellent and the dessert, a chocolate piece of heaven.
After lunch we took the underground back to Schonbrunn Palace. We wanted to climb the hill, visit the hedge maze and explore the grounds of this beautiful place. The hedges were quite tall and trimmed completely straight.
Amazed in the maze.
There were some non-English speaking boys of about 10 years old that we directed from the finished platform so that they could find the end sooner. It was a great puzzle.
We really needed our tripod. It was the one item we left at home.
We took the underground back to our hotel to get ready for a group dinner in Gumpoldskirchen in Lower Austria. I took a picture of the sign so I could remember the name of the town. We had dinner at a local winery and unfortunately, our camera batteries died so we didn't get many pictures.
The vineyards lined the driveway to the restaurant.
We decided to venture to the Summer Palace of Maria Theresa of Austria, the mother of Marie Antoinette and about 12 other daughters, all of which were given in arranged marriages as a part of the politics of the time.
In 1548, a mansion was erected on this land called Katterburg and later in 1569 AD, the Holy Roman Emperor had it fenced in and filled with game animals for hunting. From 1638 to 1643, an addition was added onto the mansion as requested by the Emperor's Widow of the time, Eleanor Gonzaga. She also had about 2 dozen orange trees added to her estate. In 1683 the buildings were destroyed during a Turkish siege and the palace was later rebuilt in 1693. Emperors lived in the palace and eventually it was handed down to Maria Theresa by her father, the Holy Roman Emperor of the Hapsburg Monarchy. We toured the inside of the building, where photos were not allowed, but we saw the beautiful rooms, decor and personal artifacts of the monarchy. We also spent time in the room where Khrushchev met JFK in 1961. The opulence is unmatched to anything we have seen anywhere.
Fooling around...
We met up with friends unexpectedly, jumped on the bus with them and joined them for lunch and a few beers.
Our "first" true Biergarten experience.
Another funny sign and I think it could mean a lot of things.
Our friends got back on the bus and headed toward the hotel. The meal was excellent and the dessert, a chocolate piece of heaven.
After lunch we took the underground back to Schonbrunn Palace. We wanted to climb the hill, visit the hedge maze and explore the grounds of this beautiful place. The hedges were quite tall and trimmed completely straight.
Amazed in the maze.
There were some non-English speaking boys of about 10 years old that we directed from the finished platform so that they could find the end sooner. It was a great puzzle.
We really needed our tripod. It was the one item we left at home.
We took the underground back to our hotel to get ready for a group dinner in Gumpoldskirchen in Lower Austria. I took a picture of the sign so I could remember the name of the town. We had dinner at a local winery and unfortunately, our camera batteries died so we didn't get many pictures.
The vineyards lined the driveway to the restaurant.
posted by jbzfarm at 11:42 AM
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