![]() ![]() Snook, posing in a room full of Roman sculpted heads. ![]() (The museum has spotlights that periodically turn on to highlight parts of the mosaic, which is why the scenes are lit up.)Ī statuesque Mr. His battle with the Minotaur is in the center of the labyrinth, and around the sides are scenes with Ariadne. The collection also includes a Roman mosaic depicting the story of Theseus. I especially liked this Amazonian Sarcophagus showing the famous female warriors fighting against the Greeks. The building itself is a work of art, extravagantly decorated and carved. □ This is the rear view of the Torso des Speerträgers (torso of the spear-carrier). Next we headed to the Greek and Roman antiquities. They’ve dated it to around 2000BC, so this little guy is like 4000 years old. I especially liked this statuette of a hippopotamus from Thebes. “Because I’m pretty sure that’s how you get an ancient Egyptian curse.” “Do you want to get cursed?” the Snook asked as I posed for a selfie with some burial idols. It was pretty much exactly what you envision as a kid – hieroglyphics on the walls, huge carved sarcophagi, and mummies in their painted coffins. We headed to the right into the Egyptian Collection. From there you can branch off into several different galleries. The entry to the Museum leads you into the ground floor of the Rotunda with its fantastically decorated ceiling. It turns out that Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary commissioned these two museums to house the Habsburgs’ formidable art collection. We bought our tickets and headed into the Art History Museum. It was shaping up to be a beautiful day in Wien! In the center there is a memorial statue of Empress Maria Theresa herself. ![]() This public square sits between the Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History Museum) and the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum). Our goal for the morning was to see some art, so we headed to the nearby Maria-Theresien-Platz. I also really liked this nearby intersection, with its rainbow pedestrian crossing and LGBTQI street signals. We were staying in the Museum Quarter of Vienna, and I spotted this graffiti nearby: “Man tötet nicht aus Liebe.” (One does not kill for love.) This saying has been used a lot in conjunction with an Austrian campaign against domestic violence. I went for the brekkie option that came with a glass of Prosecco. My friend Eileen calls Vienna “the Melbourne of Europe,” and yeah, I can see it. The next morning, we wandered around the corner to phil (a bookstore and cafe) for breakfast. Once we arrived at Vienna, we caught a cab to our hotel and then crashed for the night. We ordered on the railnet site and they delivered to our seats! □□ /圜aki7An5T I couldn’t resist tweeting it to onboard the RJX262 from Munich to Budapest-Deli. Since it was dinnertime, we used the train app to order food from the dining car and it was delivered to our seats. We caught the RJX 261 from Munich to Vienna, which takes about 4 hours. 24 hours later we were on the train to Vienna. Writer(s): Billy JoelLyrics powered by soon as we got back from Madrid back in March, we dumped the suitcases, did a couple quick loads of laundry, and repacked everything again. Slow down you crazy child You′re so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you're so smart tell me Why are you still so afraid? (mmmmm) Where′s the fire, what's the hurry about? You better cool it off before you burn it out You got so much to do and only So many hours in a day (Ay) But you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want Or you can just get old You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through (Oooh) When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? Slow down you′re doing fine You can′t be everything you want to be before your time Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight) Too bad, but it′s the life you lead You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need Though you can see when you′re wrong You know you can't always see when you′re right (you're right) You got your passion, you got your pride But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don′t imagine they′ll all come true (Oooh) When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? Slow down you crazy child Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two (oooh) When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? And you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want or you can just get old You′re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through (oooh) Why don't you realize, Vienna waits for you? When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? ![]()
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