Visiting Vienna [Part 3/6]: Graben, Stepahnsplatz and Metro

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Part Three of the Vienna Series, still has us in the Inner City of Vienna, but in a whole new part of it. </b>The Inner City is a district of Vienna, that takes up the old city center. Glimpses of that center have been shown in parts one and two. This here is the main inner shopping street, where you will find many exclusive brands, cafes, fast food<b> </b>and regular restaurants as well as many other shops and stores.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This is a multi part travel series. Other parts include</b><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-16-museum-quarter.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One: </b>Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace  </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-26-inner-city-and.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>Inner City and Horse carriages </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-36-graben.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Three: </b><span style="font-size: small;">Graben, Stepahnsplatz and Metro</span></a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-46-alpine-gardens.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Four: </b>Alpine Gardens</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-56-belvedere-castle.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Five: </b>Belvedere Castle </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-66-schonbrunn.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Six: </b>Schönbrunn Palace</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>This part of the Inner City is called <i>Graben</i>.</b> The Graben traces its origin back to the old Roman encampment of <i>Vindobona</i>. At the end of the 12th century, the city was enlarged by the Babenberg Dukes, using the ransom money for Richard the Lionheart. At this time the trench was filled in and levelled. The Graben thereby became one of the first residential streets in the new section of the city. In this area of the city large unbuilt areas were still available, which probably contributed to the maintenance of the name "Graben" (which means trench) up until the present day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The main view of the Inner city here, shows the <b>Plague Column</b> that is one of the most well-known and prominent pieces of sculpture in the city. More on it later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10npBsVYl-19wBtgHLETSN6sWWY8ohC2OEA0DNqymbqIs53mU__1a9rscejR58syozT-D1X9NYwy3PbZgwIWpXBiK2eDUorK5-v9NOmX6ayYcs1zVBRrIesiuK_TIcmIF0RH0As3M21M/s1600/IMG_39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10npBsVYl-19wBtgHLETSN6sWWY8ohC2OEA0DNqymbqIs53mU__1a9rscejR58syozT-D1X9NYwy3PbZgwIWpXBiK2eDUorK5-v9NOmX6ayYcs1zVBRrIesiuK_TIcmIF0RH0As3M21M/s1600/IMG_39.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rozet & Fischmeister</span></span></b> </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>is a jewelry store in the Graben.</b> Owned by the same family since it was established in 1770, this jewelry store specializes in gold jewelry, gemstones set in artful settings, and both antique and modern versions of silver tableware. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNCZhNRYd1QovYI2N6coQL71VaTLRrPWHDFIZauK3IrroHVnHQqZ8D6uZUva-Bo1e7OlIgt4m_TexWbzrbOQ1UyH4VR2bIfK6o_hT0eKYnuBcmEjChIvoLUaAffTwDOPO9gWOaKRk2xw/s1600/IMG_40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNCZhNRYd1QovYI2N6coQL71VaTLRrPWHDFIZauK3IrroHVnHQqZ8D6uZUva-Bo1e7OlIgt4m_TexWbzrbOQ1UyH4VR2bIfK6o_hT0eKYnuBcmEjChIvoLUaAffTwDOPO9gWOaKRk2xw/s1600/IMG_40.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxKhQoV5PArOPCdLLdELNwWz-_DHUeoZiG8BWPvRmv7vzclWtWyEKnpCbrJQrYFjOVDVQmAvWdqT5WHJCdq6jc7ILEBREVCgRLVQiVGGRFLEM47Nk88e-sWoWYKjq4H7TSNKuioKE1Nw/s1600/IMG_41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxKhQoV5PArOPCdLLdELNwWz-_DHUeoZiG8BWPvRmv7vzclWtWyEKnpCbrJQrYFjOVDVQmAvWdqT5WHJCdq6jc7ILEBREVCgRLVQiVGGRFLEM47Nk88e-sWoWYKjq4H7TSNKuioKE1Nw/s1600/IMG_41.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNIUUl6Jkf8vNUdQWTqgJD8yXGILkXQvH5Wh2rxgo9nVACmcledmiOQEFOMNpB-bT20a5z3ITVXhy8pZTznyJqQ7j6eieCCESBg8pXa9n6ZSbwGKZWVIbf-71MEcYtSwo1_7NVUNVrRs/s1600/IMG_42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNIUUl6Jkf8vNUdQWTqgJD8yXGILkXQvH5Wh2rxgo9nVACmcledmiOQEFOMNpB-bT20a5z3ITVXhy8pZTznyJqQ7j6eieCCESBg8pXa9n6ZSbwGKZWVIbf-71MEcYtSwo1_7NVUNVrRs/s1600/IMG_42.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdfSEukng9OTZIFLeHJqb1DxSVvVtYDbRZxSPjeCJlgy49TVFpyysRRfPKZR_tqE0Ir_zVVr007uJFf3i9QBx_W4s4MOXkIgLyS1y9_IAz7iPNkYFHWFcv1u9MDGvdrlqwPMM6lyE22o/s1600/IMG_43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdfSEukng9OTZIFLeHJqb1DxSVvVtYDbRZxSPjeCJlgy49TVFpyysRRfPKZR_tqE0Ir_zVVr007uJFf3i9QBx_W4s4MOXkIgLyS1y9_IAz7iPNkYFHWFcv1u9MDGvdrlqwPMM6lyE22o/s1600/IMG_43.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1679, Vienna was visited by one of the last big plague epidemics. Fleeing the city, Emperor Leopold I <b>vowed to erect a mercy column (the so called Plague Column)</b> if the epidemic would end. In spite of the long construction period, the frequent amendments of the design and the large number of sculptors involved, the monument appears quite homogeneous.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the design period, it changed from a conservative memorial column to a high baroque scene, narrating a story in a theatrical form. The monument thus indicates the transition to the era of High Baroque in Vienna. It highly influenced the style and was imitated in the whole Austrian region.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUnF-NNsrc_pYZ2lAfT3I_a9OG0ZTwWuh9ayRRWh01V1UIP13DovBYSKwxwkIxQySoDr6ttxcheCyXl3_k0QVTijBSVr1bJ14SLOrrxuX0dc26yMvgui4Sd1PEZQINQDPK-_wj4ptodw/s1600/IMG_44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUnF-NNsrc_pYZ2lAfT3I_a9OG0ZTwWuh9ayRRWh01V1UIP13DovBYSKwxwkIxQySoDr6ttxcheCyXl3_k0QVTijBSVr1bJ14SLOrrxuX0dc26yMvgui4Sd1PEZQINQDPK-_wj4ptodw/s1600/IMG_44.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Graben has served as a marketplace from the very beginning</b>. Already in 1295, shortly after the Graben was first named in documents, a fruit dealer was mentioned. The selling of cabbage began around 1320, and other vegetables were introduced around a hundred years later. These products lent the Graben the additional names of <i>Grüner Markt</i> and <i>Kräutermarkt</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Beginning in the 14th century, flour and bread sellers are also mentioned. In 1442 the bakers were granted permission to sell their own wares. The so-called <i>Brotbänke</i>, which the bakers were required to rent, originated on the Graben. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV0wpz-1b3sSTOecVmAeqaorLdnxpKan63EV68qJdOs6FyKC5TWv9uS47_95pfGkUrd87RepFC165gCRFQqLNxHPShUp30n28FsdSNKZkNmn_JgbalODRRBtYleXZLH9b3LiLvoDx-I0/s1600/IMG_45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV0wpz-1b3sSTOecVmAeqaorLdnxpKan63EV68qJdOs6FyKC5TWv9uS47_95pfGkUrd87RepFC165gCRFQqLNxHPShUp30n28FsdSNKZkNmn_JgbalODRRBtYleXZLH9b3LiLvoDx-I0/s1600/IMG_45.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Stephansplatz</b> is a square at the geographical centre of Vienna. It is named after its most prominent building, the Stephansdom, Vienna's cathedral and one of the tallest churches in the world.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3T1guuh1wFehMZvAvz4pc4N7xS7A6V5XYW8vfgaFewfMKiIN92g9PMEvtV2fdUt-I41M4d0B-DUBtdnTuFDBEGvLbF_L0mi3_TYXx4qKX0JB8HZ2HxDmyaS3bFSG09gfZWKPtzAWlto/s1600/IMG_46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3T1guuh1wFehMZvAvz4pc4N7xS7A6V5XYW8vfgaFewfMKiIN92g9PMEvtV2fdUt-I41M4d0B-DUBtdnTuFDBEGvLbF_L0mi3_TYXx4qKX0JB8HZ2HxDmyaS3bFSG09gfZWKPtzAWlto/s1600/IMG_46.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>St. Stephen's Cathedral</b> is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA8tnxstfgY_FhwCZT7_sON9yVzW-7C_dSFzZoLXz572EGek4A2vUAG8gLeojnzJ_5kzwce8_Nrr2UDy5Yv4_h_hZO7ybEzgxigaaPpdS6JAffpuO9h_ymmIfxQLwsE23Yi37UotOnjs/s1600/IMG_47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA8tnxstfgY_FhwCZT7_sON9yVzW-7C_dSFzZoLXz572EGek4A2vUAG8gLeojnzJ_5kzwce8_Nrr2UDy5Yv4_h_hZO7ybEzgxigaaPpdS6JAffpuO9h_ymmIfxQLwsE23Yi37UotOnjs/s1600/IMG_47.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love metros and trains, and I think that Vienna has a great metro system. <b>The station in the city center is called Stephansplatz</b>, and it is an important destination and interchange station in the Vienna U-Bahn or metro system.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqG4AqB3MdKkA20QGDYgJC6Y-xYnoVGsqDw-lL5El7pIxtamVDiCxPm1PN_plhmfWKG60rSTbH4c4oiP5e95y7jx3TnrtVEBnHysf5auY1BxO1eushfMsi4MNph-6El12pMCsbv8HXf0/s1600/IMG_48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqG4AqB3MdKkA20QGDYgJC6Y-xYnoVGsqDw-lL5El7pIxtamVDiCxPm1PN_plhmfWKG60rSTbH4c4oiP5e95y7jx3TnrtVEBnHysf5auY1BxO1eushfMsi4MNph-6El12pMCsbv8HXf0/s1600/IMG_48.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The U-Bahn platforms lie up to five storeys below the Stephansplatz.</b> Station entrances are located in the square, in the Graben, in Kärntner Straße and in Goldschmiedegasse. To preserve the streetscape, they are not covered. The Goldschmiedegasse entrance is via a lift on the outside of the Haas-Haus and is wheelchair-accessible.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephansplatz_%28Vienna_U-Bahn%29#cite_note-2"></a></sup> The remaining entrances have escalators and stairs. There are a total of 23 escalators of varying lengths, and 3 additional lifts within the station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij079LDaUo2W8Z58Po2VUd830njF0tYNcnrC8Ivlw7EGjbz4AR_nDbqQPUSaJq3U21nEq3BR1P9Ty8vKH71EE_eZTWdnz88YKcR7PbHHWC6JM4k5dnoiTGpJx75z5lNlMhn8pveN2gqUg/s1600/IMG_49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij079LDaUo2W8Z58Po2VUd830njF0tYNcnrC8Ivlw7EGjbz4AR_nDbqQPUSaJq3U21nEq3BR1P9Ty8vKH71EE_eZTWdnz88YKcR7PbHHWC6JM4k5dnoiTGpJx75z5lNlMhn8pveN2gqUg/s1600/IMG_49.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BtWcLxTzTlOczV1osQq9RWrRFSGOr0HV_xM4VHreqRZVeRHq4vZN_-XvrgSNGIuWM6T7TiwZ6wZKksLSL4jNGTVYEt2682_ghiZz4RQv7P-jhgKuBWySFJvNdPsxDkhpA0UnMe7uHWI/s1600/IMG_50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BtWcLxTzTlOczV1osQq9RWrRFSGOr0HV_xM4VHreqRZVeRHq4vZN_-XvrgSNGIuWM6T7TiwZ6wZKksLSL4jNGTVYEt2682_ghiZz4RQv7P-jhgKuBWySFJvNdPsxDkhpA0UnMe7uHWI/s1600/IMG_50.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Construction of the Stephansplatz station began as part of the creation of the basic network (<i>Grundnetz</i>) in May 1973.</b> Deep excavation at the site was completed in August 1977 and construction of the station then proceeded largely in an open pit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephansplatz_%28Vienna_U-Bahn%29#cite_note-6"></a></sup> The U3 connection was planned from the beginning and prepared for as part of the work in the 1970s, but that part of the station only opened in 1991.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiuMJAZ1eWyoem7oKBvF4RUQyNhvmQaxTPXlFvbn3BZIwxgGcti0-ArfeMhaWFRkwLMB71RjG7f3WW_BcqmnWfma6PpjKlAgtjPxOlvVJEnEuwdaxxN_nAFtG47dTQRYloGwFdkYWiXY/s1600/IMG_51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiuMJAZ1eWyoem7oKBvF4RUQyNhvmQaxTPXlFvbn3BZIwxgGcti0-ArfeMhaWFRkwLMB71RjG7f3WW_BcqmnWfma6PpjKlAgtjPxOlvVJEnEuwdaxxN_nAFtG47dTQRYloGwFdkYWiXY/s1600/IMG_51.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8P9RZyLKPM0MwiUoktnBTokCs9G1iMzhjIz7-j0m_tg_uNLe74Dvdhn1JvKxfhbubkVS54NJ4fDM5MKQGb2XUkd4xcaQrRSynrHlL8wbbsnxgPvkBH78sAhxXBmHS1KCt02Az7c3b-LU/s1600/IMG_52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8P9RZyLKPM0MwiUoktnBTokCs9G1iMzhjIz7-j0m_tg_uNLe74Dvdhn1JvKxfhbubkVS54NJ4fDM5MKQGb2XUkd4xcaQrRSynrHlL8wbbsnxgPvkBH78sAhxXBmHS1KCt02Az7c3b-LU/s1600/IMG_52.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Metro took us to our next destination, the Alpine Gardens next to the Belvedere Castle. Those images will be posted in part four, but here is a little sneak peak at the gates. But what lies behind them, will be shown tomorrow. :)</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaTFXBvTsQVXqwAnqw3Y63ePLxlkZWyodxJJuQGUHUngdFAI2crFUSzKQa_m5g_Yg1VUnij236K-LcW5G37rPb9Znjjam-ApH6KkvR4c7GsRgV46p2p52wf5mG4kS7rJr759Y9WKemXQ/s1600/IMG_54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaTFXBvTsQVXqwAnqw3Y63ePLxlkZWyodxJJuQGUHUngdFAI2crFUSzKQa_m5g_Yg1VUnij236K-LcW5G37rPb9Znjjam-ApH6KkvR4c7GsRgV46p2p52wf5mG4kS7rJr759Y9WKemXQ/s1600/IMG_54.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I wish you all a happy start into the new week!</b></div></div>

Visiting Vienna [Part 3/6]: Graben, Stepahnsplatz and Metro

Part Three of the Vienna Series, still has us in the Inner City of Vienna, but in a whole new part of it. The Inner City is a district of Vi...

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Visiting Vienna [Part 2/6]: Inner City and Horse carriages

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>We continue our stay in Vienna. After we visited the Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace we move further into the Inner City. </b>In this part of the city, horse drawn carriages are a often sight. You can book a ride, a stroll down the city, which is quite a unique way to do sightseeing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This is a multi part travel series. Other parts include</b><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-16-museum-quarter.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One: </b>Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace  </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-26-inner-city-and.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>Inner City and Horse carriages </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-36-graben.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Three: </b><span style="font-size: small;">Graben, Stepahnsplatz and Metro</span></a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-46-alpine-gardens.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Four: </b>Alpine Gardens</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-56-belvedere-castle.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Five: </b>Belvedere Castle </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-66-schonbrunn.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Six: </b>Schönbrunn Palace</a></div><br /><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But I did manage to take some shots of horses around the inner city.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6QZhO1C-r2xGDjd0DvRUXR2t_p0YESFeK8ww9sNrdwR1eNp5G9MnCwMQZFmzzGdR03oLBa9_6ACTdLVUEUWcgYlwYs0ib54ON287UKziV9UdWd-IhHuDwrSNK6bJze0jUf6F9OdPa2A/s1600/IMG_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6QZhO1C-r2xGDjd0DvRUXR2t_p0YESFeK8ww9sNrdwR1eNp5G9MnCwMQZFmzzGdR03oLBa9_6ACTdLVUEUWcgYlwYs0ib54ON287UKziV9UdWd-IhHuDwrSNK6bJze0jUf6F9OdPa2A/s1600/IMG_33.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI6lmv3MiKsHMtvFubf5iaIN4zMTi5aJWIPk3Plhjb836R-YmtcorKD3_UxegdeuPvD0HH7Ha_L6qRaqFtxun5Wlo9yicj9XMz8s-DzdK33NHGuRGPuEbdNjOCO2K0ljuMIbMoJJcDR8/s1600/IMG_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI6lmv3MiKsHMtvFubf5iaIN4zMTi5aJWIPk3Plhjb836R-YmtcorKD3_UxegdeuPvD0HH7Ha_L6qRaqFtxun5Wlo9yicj9XMz8s-DzdK33NHGuRGPuEbdNjOCO2K0ljuMIbMoJJcDR8/s1600/IMG_34.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I shot a small 0:40 min video with the 6D, to show you the horse drawn carriages in action. You can view this short clip below:</div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5d-wxWLJEqM" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvxrrwI6P-RUMhHflPsuG2-k2GulNYt3kvXLand5EQYjR4xvi273xcD3LTgfSFF9jjzWBQulIWLpTS00n3KZjuqdt-XL4anDAIubLPEIE9WWcwLGwtT-nD3QHE1fUQ-dX40JzxOAZzw0/s1600/IMG_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvxrrwI6P-RUMhHflPsuG2-k2GulNYt3kvXLand5EQYjR4xvi273xcD3LTgfSFF9jjzWBQulIWLpTS00n3KZjuqdt-XL4anDAIubLPEIE9WWcwLGwtT-nD3QHE1fUQ-dX40JzxOAZzw0/s1600/IMG_35.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygS_Z_cXZYjSgvStndSMbdQyfiWWY1wNykBPjZfE7MvoPKy_K6liEdnzYv5NR-FKIRXIO4yRZrAsWs2TOGrv1xFZYrqfqCc26zILEDn1HYBtAT7YK4d468seHAP9HHKMnI3m3DgITt10/s1600/IMG_36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygS_Z_cXZYjSgvStndSMbdQyfiWWY1wNykBPjZfE7MvoPKy_K6liEdnzYv5NR-FKIRXIO4yRZrAsWs2TOGrv1xFZYrqfqCc26zILEDn1HYBtAT7YK4d468seHAP9HHKMnI3m3DgITt10/s1600/IMG_36.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_6e5enMdUMjrmVdAqMd9Dh_V2-U_LJw6YgMpT9obnDJ2WdhxzLIRMPPjUJuqO3kGAKMk6kZVN8-7LBoKVfDC74ePwrcRbUo0Gt522PZIyEQgBaBGlA4KZb07oRmYEJNmuXZivlZ0Tcg/s1600/IMG_37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_6e5enMdUMjrmVdAqMd9Dh_V2-U_LJw6YgMpT9obnDJ2WdhxzLIRMPPjUJuqO3kGAKMk6kZVN8-7LBoKVfDC74ePwrcRbUo0Gt522PZIyEQgBaBGlA4KZb07oRmYEJNmuXZivlZ0Tcg/s1600/IMG_37.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKHYo42j-sZN5ZHaLnQRRvx6oabv8vd-Ukj50L-NLmF7xBNn5jy1sLsc-iD2g82hVKPhbFOtr5xQj7h_fhxyDbN9l02vb69U4Mq0evWKlkhQaCEvUj5lYiUkxvE-nVwZx-LNjuvrYClg/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKHYo42j-sZN5ZHaLnQRRvx6oabv8vd-Ukj50L-NLmF7xBNn5jy1sLsc-iD2g82hVKPhbFOtr5xQj7h_fhxyDbN9l02vb69U4Mq0evWKlkhQaCEvUj5lYiUkxvE-nVwZx-LNjuvrYClg/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>More images from Vienna in part three.</b></div></div>

Visiting Vienna [Part 2/6]: Inner City and Horse carriages

We continue our stay in Vienna. After we visited the Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace we move further into the Inner City. In this part of ...

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Visiting Vienna [Part 1/6]: Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Here it is, the first part of images from my recent trip to Vienna. I have visited this wonderful city two times before, but I was particularly keen on visiting again with my 6D, and capturing the city from new angles. </b>I visited with a group of friends, but ended up sightseeing with my sister and her boyfriend. The various locations hadn't changed at all, but the images still turned out different then before.</div><br /><b>This is a multi part travel series. Other parts include</b><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-16-museum-quarter.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One: </b>Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace  </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-26-inner-city-and.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>Inner City and Horse carriages </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-36-graben.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Three: </b><span style="font-size: small;">Graben, Stepahnsplatz and Metro</span></a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-46-alpine-gardens.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Four: </b>Alpine Gardens</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-56-belvedere-castle.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Five: </b>Belvedere Castle </a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/visiting-vienna-part-66-schonbrunn.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Six: </b>Schönbrunn Palace</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGylryRe2VKX_oy8pw8PtJEQ9QltMFmfcvI1enZfTZrE0dECDOczyDBXuhGHvQtCPEW5Wk7oX1VV_PZvWTjQ9JJgaeeLLJjk53DAKPo6Oq8HREUB5bgzsWgtHmc5uErbDV87vDA6oXDuA/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGylryRe2VKX_oy8pw8PtJEQ9QltMFmfcvI1enZfTZrE0dECDOczyDBXuhGHvQtCPEW5Wk7oX1VV_PZvWTjQ9JJgaeeLLJjk53DAKPo6Oq8HREUB5bgzsWgtHmc5uErbDV87vDA6oXDuA/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mariahilfer Street is one of two prominent shopping streets in Vienna. Upon exiting it, you will reach the Museum Quarter of Vienna, which houses multiple museums and many statues.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVWQCEaUleMOxAIkWR3CqyAdExrbVlnhpJsn3UKRzP0mc8Fuyh-bMdsQ7jSpWVZI_Xw7QxHUj48YFTjEV9PxEiWYPhcyShbWx3VJ2isXfPx0mQ2oe2ArkGdpKQa_kv1U6OnpMH7n9twU/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVWQCEaUleMOxAIkWR3CqyAdExrbVlnhpJsn3UKRzP0mc8Fuyh-bMdsQ7jSpWVZI_Xw7QxHUj48YFTjEV9PxEiWYPhcyShbWx3VJ2isXfPx0mQ2oe2ArkGdpKQa_kv1U6OnpMH7n9twU/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCe6XeO7LXjjf1gNvRgwJZNQPn4TeX0UIV9RXHeiNXNtCVw6U5RXUCLaKtPXXwfPvFwjRarP3RiZ_5YSCH_wVazrg3lO-cRLAl1PlMJ-Rq0nnVpRkGx1wfwbgfBvQLMquGHnaOTbal8Y/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCe6XeO7LXjjf1gNvRgwJZNQPn4TeX0UIV9RXHeiNXNtCVw6U5RXUCLaKtPXXwfPvFwjRarP3RiZ_5YSCH_wVazrg3lO-cRLAl1PlMJ-Rq0nnVpRkGx1wfwbgfBvQLMquGHnaOTbal8Y/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U4MDZr-G_Z0Bv7eUP8T4TdZpATqp7IrOyb0Fzz_UmolXN7iO4y5LcA2YwqWrD813lnhNvwdzYvNcjUZqtEEOVUHi1UzfL4WXAcsVPaCDBMccORJKzASGT3gaBmedgxae_gq6pdy177w/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U4MDZr-G_Z0Bv7eUP8T4TdZpATqp7IrOyb0Fzz_UmolXN7iO4y5LcA2YwqWrD813lnhNvwdzYvNcjUZqtEEOVUHi1UzfL4WXAcsVPaCDBMccORJKzASGT3gaBmedgxae_gq6pdy177w/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrfgDtaFwstl5f6qIaiJTZAUsiTees-_s-D6i1lt72wQTeKoeaGFJsj3FqvH4NV7i1t5gEVjCHYadYG-hUULrOg0OFbTYN0p3ur4K4b3q_bT5um0tD2rBuLWqI2glD1s28mm7irFCGAQ/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrfgDtaFwstl5f6qIaiJTZAUsiTees-_s-D6i1lt72wQTeKoeaGFJsj3FqvH4NV7i1t5gEVjCHYadYG-hUULrOg0OFbTYN0p3ur4K4b3q_bT5um0tD2rBuLWqI2glD1s28mm7irFCGAQ/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the Natural History Museum in Vienna. The museum's earliest collections of artifacts start over 250 years ago. Their main fields of research cover a wide range of topics from the origins of our Solar system and the evolution of animals and plants to human evolution, as well as prehistoric traditions and customs. It is quite a sight up close.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturhistorisches_Museum#cite_note-NotesNM-1"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlB0QPemDx0IMjJjID6YEgcOzKJOiVKosNUQ4jpHcfrbLVByPp5z4chnQUzr5E7JaA329kapjoC4Sozhey4uJKIKDi3xQa8ltGHt66kqc4tOUCumDxzsBxM0l-ckLAzGBsjZOxeks2jk/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlB0QPemDx0IMjJjID6YEgcOzKJOiVKosNUQ4jpHcfrbLVByPp5z4chnQUzr5E7JaA329kapjoC4Sozhey4uJKIKDi3xQa8ltGHt66kqc4tOUCumDxzsBxM0l-ckLAzGBsjZOxeks2jk/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div><br />Another view of the museum from the beautifully planted and kept bushes in front of it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MmFKOR6fEHonVrvO4-HRw_KIeAaMSdc45WEOzIZYoOTIEINf22l03-1Ppio2WVbnEfYwCX01btvdUojcTEuSwXugFv_BUggnjWwKYEWn4gPY5n9SE2-dij-6rDLP5w5CkSFrgyn_BC0/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MmFKOR6fEHonVrvO4-HRw_KIeAaMSdc45WEOzIZYoOTIEINf22l03-1Ppio2WVbnEfYwCX01btvdUojcTEuSwXugFv_BUggnjWwKYEWn4gPY5n9SE2-dij-6rDLP5w5CkSFrgyn_BC0/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In front of the museum you will find the Maria-Theresien square. Facing each other from the sides of the square are two near identical buildings, the Natural History Museum and the Art History Museum on the other side.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-Theresien-Platz#cite_note-brook-126-27-1"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EECo0AlXEVmOiDw-sWw5YF0a2eTgYNBGF-eFvkKaj8qamNV2_o9Ho6DYwuOwOkgAx1sWdElo2rW66lMaco_rcKuTMYz1vtCuLkKq-xGiLwVwoQrOQhgCH5iq6PRfYSb9PYNvOsfTZww/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EECo0AlXEVmOiDw-sWw5YF0a2eTgYNBGF-eFvkKaj8qamNV2_o9Ho6DYwuOwOkgAx1sWdElo2rW66lMaco_rcKuTMYz1vtCuLkKq-xGiLwVwoQrOQhgCH5iq6PRfYSb9PYNvOsfTZww/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Maria Theresa Monument </b>is a huge memorial in the center of the square. This is probably the most important monument from the Habsburger. The over 19 m high and approx. 44 tons heavy monument pictures the empress Maria Theresa in a 6 m large bronze statue. She greets the people with her right hand and in the left hand she holds a document roll of the -Pragmatische Sanktion- and a scepter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzQLtzHcYJB0xA26yoM5zBrcO-aEKLQnm3-KVi87lnriObFge-RK1NnQJQm8z9qdAZ8CJVVAZMC7JRQH2tmzcB9HcjGuXCu8989Vw0i1hPajW10jwId2PUttR3OotHiHR0evfnVqIqW0/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzQLtzHcYJB0xA26yoM5zBrcO-aEKLQnm3-KVi87lnriObFge-RK1NnQJQm8z9qdAZ8CJVVAZMC7JRQH2tmzcB9HcjGuXCu8989Vw0i1hPajW10jwId2PUttR3OotHiHR0evfnVqIqW0/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div><br />The Art History Museum on the other side of the square.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8KX7EmqauwxN1ZNh9z9TL7Fptimx8FkLT5CQHnlWrFznnm6SlHtcK4-F4g_o9OCvWwWnUuXcYTIulFhkHrNKlHMpZuWSbHdFlRcR4QRJn86Wui5rHvBXDJf75E0VJgnzBxaRn4oNWwY/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVb5O6FvWEAj4L2epGS5lnG-hcx8PyanwLkqymVLoD89AMqIYm7PCcfkOqe5eT-NNcAT84FGqm1sbcskvHFITCv72YuDmy8Zv3xVtahzQgvLRRFqBZi4jk_tLil8Pf2iM2oogOkvVF9A/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div><br />Taking pictures, looking up information... :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOV-VRz8DaUPHqRuZ1rR1lyNNw3pFcXE0r31mOmAU8fTfAYl8OGeqh8oM_X_InWw1D681OJfNHkqYWCVTgeOEmTp1i7uCD7FLfV96FrkxTS8Qiu07Gc5gI3Lii-G76lFLdjCAnKXaeoN8/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOV-VRz8DaUPHqRuZ1rR1lyNNw3pFcXE0r31mOmAU8fTfAYl8OGeqh8oM_X_InWw1D681OJfNHkqYWCVTgeOEmTp1i7uCD7FLfV96FrkxTS8Qiu07Gc5gI3Lii-G76lFLdjCAnKXaeoN8/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOBIA5CQ0TVH_4U4YZZkJ6qlsp__SQcnY9j4m6caMdr_FucjTCurOs04zGDYUoPDtQbXOY7wOlcSopZm0i-faURop8trv1PZpiVlOwxGy2WNrsq-YBdnwR5k10zH-8Q4hSJHYE1eIRNU/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOBIA5CQ0TVH_4U4YZZkJ6qlsp__SQcnY9j4m6caMdr_FucjTCurOs04zGDYUoPDtQbXOY7wOlcSopZm0i-faURop8trv1PZpiVlOwxGy2WNrsq-YBdnwR5k10zH-8Q4hSJHYE1eIRNU/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" /></a></div><br />We leave the Museum Quarter and go to the Hofburg Palace. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcKp64MKk9Fw7UMWYVJpIDkZRVNIa6Qsjw3eFpYphDrhJ8bhnb9-vf-QxQhZ6RO0esAHklo4hLaXA2caTkpq4URsBBxrYD_EjI33gWRvEB_PpsB68lZ08-YHUmlTOseff-yw9J3ngpEc/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcKp64MKk9Fw7UMWYVJpIDkZRVNIa6Qsjw3eFpYphDrhJ8bhnb9-vf-QxQhZ6RO0esAHklo4hLaXA2caTkpq4URsBBxrYD_EjI33gWRvEB_PpsB68lZ08-YHUmlTOseff-yw9J3ngpEc/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The main entrance are huge stone gates, through which you enter and come in front of the Hofburg Palace and a big open space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVeoqvy4w9Ge268mlgqxo3a-Vp107lKmG6GH8Ip_wrfXlz5f9zlqZyukrsOnWGyAjgaBWtt3j26cV6gY3x8N2lnBoURNSe72r8KEpbXTBGZDKyQ92NqKApEPWeAuK4YKO1ODmKik2QgY/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVeoqvy4w9Ge268mlgqxo3a-Vp107lKmG6GH8Ip_wrfXlz5f9zlqZyukrsOnWGyAjgaBWtt3j26cV6gY3x8N2lnBoURNSe72r8KEpbXTBGZDKyQ92NqKApEPWeAuK4YKO1ODmKik2QgY/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3_bfnMDVj0vbcS_j8bb72M4ukGG8Iw19RC3j55tH0LYZKSIuejj3AQCw79TUx7qfrmhJGCBvS0N8Oybw5bxb1opfwf_u4do1AQNJhGZh_dTg1LDA_5BOIVfuPyr__4ubLjzW1sKUUf4/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3_bfnMDVj0vbcS_j8bb72M4ukGG8Iw19RC3j55tH0LYZKSIuejj3AQCw79TUx7qfrmhJGCBvS0N8Oybw5bxb1opfwf_u4do1AQNJhGZh_dTg1LDA_5BOIVfuPyr__4ubLjzW1sKUUf4/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hofburg Palace is a palace located in Vienna, Austria, that has housed some of the most powerful people in European and Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria. It was the Habsburgs' principal winter residence, as the Schönbrunn Palace (which you will see in part six) was their preferred summer residence.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieUKGTlNN8o1FY4YLHeRP7vQnJGLYBaw0KvGkGV08ze5NOq-muZUo66L5zhJrbo9cXgArkoDCcL2JviE38GbuuSvq0Vu6cOcyIPmId0jpmhIwx2Xtn61H2WnwH48JjodQfmIY3v9JIDM/s1600/IMG_20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieUKGTlNN8o1FY4YLHeRP7vQnJGLYBaw0KvGkGV08ze5NOq-muZUo66L5zhJrbo9cXgArkoDCcL2JviE38GbuuSvq0Vu6cOcyIPmId0jpmhIwx2Xtn61H2WnwH48JjodQfmIY3v9JIDM/s1600/IMG_20.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mOKLzlzXuD2fGja9KYb81mrILqrxQQHAhDMKvWhHtNwVmoMVY0yMv13dW6KKLj-BSabjWSXmadwNurZQZW24lDLHAtOZoj6YwkR2fykAEFcu2eQhclS2nl9Czuy-8sEUCNMw35rQcbI/s1600/IMG_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mOKLzlzXuD2fGja9KYb81mrILqrxQQHAhDMKvWhHtNwVmoMVY0yMv13dW6KKLj-BSabjWSXmadwNurZQZW24lDLHAtOZoj6YwkR2fykAEFcu2eQhclS2nl9Czuy-8sEUCNMw35rQcbI/s1600/IMG_21.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZvN9J8qqwL4hiiBFzXH4E7JYubEplTZvqEKC4PZSoL5rPjAApdQmohj_kCY2aYSvMClHxVySCFpxAWLqCHlI9G3BSfINZFEAzuQJgXsNfPuYlm8x0GR0IzX7zXZzCFKLYIDnQmmT5HE/s1600/IMG_22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZvN9J8qqwL4hiiBFzXH4E7JYubEplTZvqEKC4PZSoL5rPjAApdQmohj_kCY2aYSvMClHxVySCFpxAWLqCHlI9G3BSfINZFEAzuQJgXsNfPuYlm8x0GR0IzX7zXZzCFKLYIDnQmmT5HE/s1600/IMG_22.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-lCjq83vEwE9iuiVGoCaxfvfdCujQQUehUUyAXK9CNR3GEmhEAZy0iL_0ST-2f9KoY5ev2hKKxyRJXeTBDWZCHD6X2rbt_Fp0jhaKa_fMM0yOBSJeuzoBTs5fNeh9sxofzfcA4g2V50/s1600/IMG_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-lCjq83vEwE9iuiVGoCaxfvfdCujQQUehUUyAXK9CNR3GEmhEAZy0iL_0ST-2f9KoY5ev2hKKxyRJXeTBDWZCHD6X2rbt_Fp0jhaKa_fMM0yOBSJeuzoBTs5fNeh9sxofzfcA4g2V50/s1600/IMG_23.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Thanks for coming along with me on this trip, and I hope you will enjoy the other parts that will follow. </b></div></div>

Visiting Vienna [Part 1/6]: Museum Quarter and Hofburg Palace

Here it is, the first part of images from my recent trip to Vienna. I have visited this wonderful city two times before, but I was particula...

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