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Vienna – Day Twenty Two

Sunday September 22 – Again Val kindly acts as our tour guide of Vienna. The plan was to head to Schönbrunn Palace.

Succession

On the way to the metro station Val took us to the Succession building just down the road.

Not the tv series. The Succession Building was finished in 1898, it was for a new wave of Art Nouveau artists like Gustav Klimt. It is still an art gallery.
It has some pretty amazing details
Viennese pedestrian crossing lights are cute

We head to the palace via subway, there was a soccer game between two rival teams. The local fans make NZ rugby or league fans look pretty reserved.

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönnbrunn is Vienna’s answer to Versailles. It was the summer palace for the Habsburgs, now it is a museum & public park.

Us & Val at Schönbrunn.
It has a small backyard.
We walked to the top
The Gloriette is at the top of the Garden overlooking the palace & Vienna. Emperor Franz Joseph I used to have breakfast there each morning. We didn’t have breakfast, but we did have coffee. No Emperor’s though.

Museum Quarter

After grabbing coffee & something to eat at the Gloriette. We headed back to town to explore the Museum Quarter. These are a series of museums & art galleries built in the former Royal Stables.

Just your average sized stables
Each of the entryways had been decorated by different artists.
We went to the Leopold Museum of Modern Art.
There’s quite a few Klimt’s, which were cool to see.

Cafe Museum

After going through the Leopold museum we meet up with Harold & Tom. It was great seeing Tom, last time we saw him was in NZ twelve years ago when he was ten. Only after we left we realised we didn’t get a photo! But we did capture Val & Harold’s dog Mascha.

Mascha looking fierce.
Cafe Museum was also designed by Adolf Loos.

Night Tour Two

Harold generously acted as tour guide again showing us around Vienna, with the aim of going back to the Loos Bar.

We legged it. A sculpture by the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm (we think).
Harold at the gate to the Hofburg Palace park.

After a couple more stops at some amazing historical cafes, we got to the Loos Bar, but were unfortunately unable to get in. Next time.

Schwarzen Kameel

The Schwarzen Kameel / Black Camel cafe is another Viennese institution, and dates to 1618!

Us & Harold at the Black Camel, we were parched, but it was desert-ed.
The Black Camel is famous for its open sandwich snacks.
We might have not made it to the Loos Bar, but Harold was able to take us to the Looshaus. It was built in 1918, while we are used to seeing buildings without ornament, Emperor Franz Joseph was so offended by it that he moved his bedroom to the other side of the palace so he wouldn’t see it.

Walked 18.8km / 27229 Steps

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2 responses to “Vienna – Day Twenty Two”

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    Liz

    Fantastic, it all sounds and looks amazing. I timber the stunning Schönnbrunn so well!

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    Liz

    remember! Not timber… ! Love auto correct 👍

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