Vienna Feb 2007

David's Research Trip to Vienna Archives Feb. 2007

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David in Vienna	Belvedere Palace Built by Prinz Eugene, who was a successful general around 1700. Now it houses an art museum.	Street in the city center Not everything in town is palaces, but there are many old buildings, and churches are ever-present.
The archive building You go in the door to the left and the first 5 windows in the next floor up is the reading room.	The Military History Museum.	Excavation in front of the palace Shows layers of history from Roman settlement, through mediecal houses, and earlier palace buildings.
St Stephan's Cathedral big gothic cathedral in the center square of the city.	Inside St Stephan's	Statue outside the Palace
Karlsplatz at night Since I was working during the day I did much of my touring in the evening.	Hofburg Palace at night	and Hofburg in the daytime
Art History museum at least the top of it, at night when I came out from visiting.	Inside the Art History museum It was very dark inside, to keep the old paintings from deteriorating, and though I tried to take pictures it was difficult.	Kids playing on elephant statue in front of the Natural History museum.
Armour in the Hofburg museum some of the emperors were avid collectors of armour.	Jousting armour in the Hofburg museum	Roman ruins under the street You go down a little set of stairs to the side of a cafe and just below the street is this museum of Roman buildings.
Eistraum Outdoor ice-rinks set up in the winter in front of the city hall.	More Eistraum There were ice paths through the park connecting the different rinks, and lights, music, and stands selling food and drink.	Rathaus (City Hall) lit up for the skating.
Bears in a window display Behind them is my favorite ice-cream place.	Wierd dress in another window display by the ice-cream place. I got ice-cream there a bunch.	Blue A view of statues and vistas of Vienna. (I didn't reset the colour balance on my camera after coming outside, but I like the effect.)