Date(s): April 21-25, 2011. Album by David Clement. 1 - 63 of 63 Total. 35 Visits.
1 Vienna: part of the extensive gardens at Schönbrunn Palace
2 Schönbrunn Palace, a 1400 room summer residence in Vienna for the Habsburg dynasty
3 Roman Ruin at Schönbrunn; built by Austrians in 1778
4 Tiergarten Schönbrunn, aka the Vienna Zoo; oldest zoo in the world
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6 Gloriette at Schönbrunn
7 view of palace and city from Gloriette
8 Stephansdom
9 Stephansplatz
10 western view
11 unique tiled roof
12 Kaisergruft: Franz Joseph's tomb
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14 Mozart in front of Hofburg
15 parliament
16 inside parliament
17 Greek architecture with Roman statues
18 National Council Chamber
19 Rathaus, i.e. City Hall
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21 Kunsthistorisches Museum
22 Naturhistorisches Museum
23 Naschmarkt
24 Staatsoper (Opera Hall)
25 only in Vienna... classical music emanated from this public toilet
26 bar at Le Meridian
27 Karlskirche
28 Belvedere
29 gardens at Belvedere, can see Stephansdom in the background
30 Bratislava: Slavín, a monument for Soviet soldiers who liberated Bratislava in 1945
31 view from Slavín hill
32 view of UFO restaurant on Nový Most (left) and Bratislavský hrad (right)
33 street up to the Bratislava Castle
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35 Bratislava Castle
36 view of the Danube, Nový Most, and UFO restaurant
37 St. Martin's Cathedral (being refurbished); the old town is in the background
38 Bratislava Castle viewed from Nový Most
39 Church of St. Elisabeth, aka Blue Church
40 Old Town Hall on Hlavne namestie
41 pizza covered in ham cold cuts
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43 Castle viewed from the roof of Falkensteiner Hotel
44 St. Martin's Cathedral and UFO restaurant viewed from Falkensteiner
45 Grassalkovicov palác: residence of Slovakia's president
46 train station, about to leave for Budapest
47 Budapest metro
48 Hősök tere and Millennium Monument
49 Szent István Bazilika
50 funicular on Castle Hill
51 Királyi palota (Royal Palace), built in 1715, expanded on extensively since
52 Mátyás templom; the popular Hungarian king, Mátyás, held both of his weddings here, giving this church its common name
53 Halászbástya (Fisherman's Bastion); built between 1890-1905, named after the Guild of Fishermen who defended this section of Castle Hill during wars
54 view of parliament in Pest across the Danube
55 Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion viewed from Széchenyi Chain Bridge
56 Chain Bridge: the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest; opened in 1849
57 Castle at dusk
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59 Margitsziget (Margaret Island)
60 musical fountain on Margaret Island
61 Dohány utcai Zsinagóga (Great Synagogue): biggest Synagogue in Europe
62 Keleti train station
63 Vienna metro, on my way to Mitte for the City Airport Train