The second part is here:
Two weeks ago, we and my family made a trip to Vienna. Our goal was to get to know the history of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, which our ancestors included.
We stayed at the wider city center in Votiv.
The first day of the afternoon, we went to lunch at the nearby “Cafe Francais”, where we tasted various specialties.
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Then we went for a walk to nearby surroundings in the center of Vienna. We passed the famous “Burgtheater”, where the horse cabs for tourists are located.
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Then we relaxed on the bench in the “Volksgarten” garden, where we admired the flowerbeds of roses and nice fountains.
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Later we moved to the “Hofburg palace” - the Habsburg headquarters.
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We planned his next day’s visit so we just went on to the city center at “Stephansplatz”, where the famous St. Stephan Cathedral is located.
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We enjoyed the evening in the pedestrian zone among tourists and street artists. We admired the facades of historic buildings, luxury goods shops and confectionery. We ended the evening in the world-famous “Sacher Eck”, which is part of the Sacher Hotel.
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Along the way to the apartment, we walked around the famous secessionie Palmenhaus, which includes the Schmetterlinghaus - a botanical garden with butterflies.
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The next morning we took the metro to the Albertina gallery, where we viewed, an exhibition of modern art paintings, an Impressionist collection, and an exhibition on the history of art books and photography. We were captivated by paintings by Picasso, Monet, Chagall, Matis, Kokoschka and other artists. We bought souvenirs in the shop and we went to the pastry shop for lunch, where we tasted apple and shaped strudel and local coffee.
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In the afternoon, we visited the Imperial Treasury Museum in the Hofburg Palace, which houses the expositions of the Jews of the Habsburgs. We looked at the crown jewels, religious relics, festive clothes and other valuable items.
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Then we moved to the next part of the Hofburg Palace, where the “Empress Sisi Museum” is located. On the ground floor there is a huge collection of porcelain, cutlery, dishes for preparing and serving food. Upstairs, we passed through the living quarters of Empress Sisi and her family, where we admired the murals and equipment she used at home and on the road. We also got acquainted with her habits and her troubled fate, when she died at a young age of violent death of a rebel.
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The shots were taken with the LG G5 smartphone.
