Archives for 2012

After our nice time at the market we went to the Leopold Museum in search of more Klimpt paintings. It's a very modern building, filled with light from an interior light well. The museum is located in this lovely square which also contains Vienna's Museum of Modern Art which is even more modernistic. The person selling us tickets strongly advised … [Read more...] about Vienna – seeking Klimpt

Off to the Naschmarkt Saturday morning. I have been keen to get here since seeing Anthony Bourdain's Vienna show. It lived up to expectations.Felt very similar to Victoria Market. Locals struggling through the hordes of tourists to get their weekly fresh food supplies. We started with breakfast. Joe and I both had ham and eggs. Lovely thinly sliced … [Read more...] about Vienna – city of markets

We visited the Belvedere, home of the Hapsburgs. Impressive building and grounds. This is the Upper Belvedere, the main palace and home to the major art collections they acquired over time. Beautiful topiary. Out the back and also in front. Nice straight lines. You can see the Lower Belvedere behind the fountain. Joe thinks scenes from the film A … [Read more...] about Vienna – City of Palaces

We went cycling on our sixth day in Vienna. Great city for cycling. Very flat. Twenty percent of locals cycle to work daily. A good system of bike paths where cyclists have right of way over pedestrians and are separated from cars. They also have right of way over cars at intersections without lights. Visitors can hire bikes from stations that are … [Read more...] about Vienna – city for cyclists

Fans of the wonderful book, The Hare With Amber Eyes we checked out the Palace Ephrussi. Now home to Casino Wien. Once home to the Ephrussi family. Hard to imagine. Edward De Waal tells his family's history so well. If you haven't already done so, read the book. I was pleased to see the famous facade. There is no mention on the facade of the … [Read more...] about Vienna – a day exploring

We visited the Kunsthistorisches Museum after the Museum of Natural History. The two buildings face each other and are mirror images - outside and the same broad design within. Same marble stairs and central dome. The History of Modern Art as reflected in the collections of the Hapsburgs. Lots of wonderful pictures. Some that I was especially … [Read more...] about Vienna – city of art