Vienna, Austria

Carriage ride to the opera house. The red S-Bahn trains you see in the back are efficient and amazingly clean

Schonbrunn Palace This was Empress Maria Theresa's summer palace and home of the last emperor, Franz Joseph. Mozart, at the age six, performed here in the Hall of Mirrors.

The Gloriette Marble summer home in the Imperial Gardens. You can see Schonbrunn and the city of Vienna from the Gloriette's hill.

The Riesenrad, the Prater's giant Ferris wheel. It was built in 1897 and featured in one of Pete's favorite movies, "The Third Man."		Inside the Schonbrunn palmhouse

The Schonbrunn palmhouse and gardens

St. Stephansdom This rebuilt cathedral was founded in the 12th century. Sunday mass here is an unforgettable experience		One of the altars in St. Stephansdom, gilded and surrounded with incense burners

Belvedere Palace Prince Eugene of Savoy built his 18th century baroque palace as a symbol of his "princely power" after his successful military campaigns against the Turks

Belvedere was built to take advantage of views from every angle, and it does!

Maria Theresianplatz Statue of Empress Maria Theresa in front of the Natural History Museum.

Schloss Schonbuhel on the River Danube. I rode the train to Melk and boarded a Danube cruise boat for this scenic return to Vienna.

Durnstein This little town's claim to fame is the ruined castle where Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned on his way home from the Crusades. The ruins are on the upper hillside to the left

The wine town of Spitz on the River Danube. Hillsides are covered with grapevines

Melk Abbey This abbey, rebuilt in the baroque style during the 18th century, had the most beautiful chapel and library I've ever seen. Why, oh why didn't I photograph them?? Guess I was too busy gawking

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