This was basically my last day in Vienna. In the morning I did some work on my blog before I started out to the Palace of Schoenbrunn. Some of you may recall that I went there for a concert of the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Placido Domingo the Friday before. However I did not see much of the Palace itself and decided to come back on a sunny day. The castle and gardens are just amazing. You get a very good impression how the emperor Franz ? or empress Maria Theresa lived here many years ago. Unfortunately I was not able to take photos inside, but below you can find several photos of the palace it self, the surrounding gardens and the "small" palace called "Gloriette" which is located on a small hill behind the palace.
After my return to the city I went to one of the famous coffee houses to enjoy a Melange and a piece of "Sacher Torte", a cake originally invented at the Hotel Sacher in Vienna. How could I leave Vienna without having at least one piece.
In the evening I met with an old friend of mine from San Francisco. She moved back to Vienna about 5 years ago. It was great to catch up since both of us had quite a few changes in our lives. We went to the Film Festival at the City Hall. It is not really a film festival. I believe it is much more about getting together, chatting and enjoying a nice glass of wine and good food. There were about 40 food stands of all different cuisines. We had Spanish, Japanese, Greek and Indian .... yummy.
The palace of Schoenbrunn from the back, a shot taken from the "Gloriette", a smaller palace on the hill behind the big palace. You can see below the "Gloriette.
Imagine you walk through the Palace of Schoenbrunn, step into the garden and see this stage with the "Gloriette" in the back drop. This was the stage for the concert of the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra / Placido Domingo I mentioned earlier. At night with spectacular lighting it looked awesome..... too bad the weather was so bad.
The "Gloriette" a small palace for entertainment build on top of a hill behind the Schoenbrunn palace.
Thanks to two Japanese tourists you have proof that I have actually been there.
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