Austria
1984 - 2015

Füssener Jöchle - Grän

While visiting friends in Germany, we took the opportunity to drop down into the Füssener Jöchle - Grän area of Austria for a short visit.

Like a AAA guidebook photo...

Where's Julie Andrews?

Helmut and Marion Krueger - freinds for over 30 years!

Klosterneuburg

The Klosterneuburg Monastery is a twelfth century Augustinian monastery overlooking the Danube river, just north of Vienna. The monastery was founded in 1114 by Saint Leopold III of Babenberg, the patron saint of Austria. 

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Vienna

Karlskirche (2011)

Karlskirche

Karlskirche

The Musikverein - venue for the annual New Year's Day Concert

The Musikverein with Karlskirche across the Ringstrasse

Former Karlsplatz station near Karlskirche - now a museum

Stephansdom (St Stephens Catherdral, 12th Century) - we've never seen it without scaffolding

Freshly cleaned front entrance to Stephansdom

Stephansdom - note clean front and still dirty side

Stephansdom clock

Stephansdom roof

Stephansdom roof

The Hofburg - imperial palace of the Hapsburg dynasty

The Hofburg

The Hofburg

The Hofburg

The Hofburg

Imperial apartments in the Hofburg

Imperial apartments in the Hofburg

Imperial apartments in the Hofburg

Imperial apartments in the Hofburg

Imperial apartments in the Hofburg

Imperial apartments in the Hofburg

Swiss Gate in the Hofburg

Swiss Gate

Coat of Arms on the Swiss Gate

The Hofburg

Gate to the Hofburg

Maria Theresienplatz

Maria Theresienplatz

Maria Theresienplatz

Austrian state flag at Parliament

Parliament

Parliament

Hofburgtheater

Hofburgtheater

Hofburgtheater

Staatsoper

Staatsoper

Staatsoper

Staatsoper

Cafe Hawelka - one of the famous coffeehouses of Vienna

Cafe Hawelka

Cafe Hawelka

Cafe Hawelka

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Interesting gimmick

Belvedere Palace - Vienna

Schönbrunn Palace - Vienna

Am Graben

Pestsäule (plague column) on Am Graben - 17th Century monument to the survivors of the plague

Pestsäule

Pestsäule

Imperial Hotel

Imperial Hotel

Imperial Hotel

Imperial Hotel

Soviet World War II monument

Coat of arms at the Palais von Schwarzenberg

Palais im Schwarzenberg in 1985

Home of Sachertorte

Maltese church

Maltese church

Modern building across from the 12th Century cathedral

Demel bakery and coffeehouse

Demel bakery and coffeehouse - rabbi certifies it as kosher

Demel bakery and coffeehouse

Parking enforcement

Cafe Central - in the Palais Ferstl, former treasury of the Austro-Hungarian empire

Cafe Central

Cafe Central - portraits of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elizabeth, commonly called "Sissy"

Cafe Central's milchrahmstrudel

Palais Ferstl

Palais Ferstl

Vienna Rathaus (city hall)

Votivkirche - 1879

Votivkirche windows

Virgilkapelle - crypt under St Stephen's

Votivkirche windows

The "Mexican" Cathedral comemorating the Austrian
Maximillian's reign over Mexico from 1864 to 1867

Grinzing

Grinzing

Grinzing

Grinzing