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Thursday July 11, 2019
train from Vienna to Innsbruck,drive to Zell am See
My only job for Wednesday was to buy tomorrow morning's train ticket to
Innsbrook
I managed to do it all on my iphone before I got out of bed and was
extremely pleased!
I didn't bother with the hotel's free breakfast, I got a chocolate
croissant instead.
The skies were blue this morning for the first time since I arrived.
I took a second set of morning pictures of Michaelerplatz, this one
with clear blue skies.
(I used those for yesterday morning's pictures)
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I took a third (or fourth?) set of pictures of Stephansdom / St
Stephen's Cathedral
I took Rick Steve's Ringstrasse Tram Tour.
I found the tram seemed to either go way to fast or way too slow, I
couldn't find too many buildings that I didn't already recognize.
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University of Vienna as seen from Ringstrasse
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I went back to Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral to climb up the
bell tower
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South Tower
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South Tower
I almost ran up the stairs, eventually getting kind of dizzy from all
the circles..
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the Starhemberg Bench was at the top of the first set of stairs
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view from the Starhemberg Bench
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South Tower
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The Allies bombed the old bell Pummerin during the finally days of
world war 2.
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Finally I got to the observation deck.
This was not the top, and the south tower is much shorter than the
north tower.
Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South Tower
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from the observation desk of Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South
Tower
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from the observation desk of Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South
Tower
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from the observation desk of Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South
Tower
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from the observation desk of Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South
Tower
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from the observation desk of Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South
Tower
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the observation desk of Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral South Tower
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Next I toured Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral itself
Tomb of Frederick III
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral
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Pulpit
Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral
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Stephansdom / St Stephen's Cathedral
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While I was looking for a place to get a drink I found Snack Shop, which carries mostly
American brands...
I got an A&W root beer that was disappointingly warm - it was
barely refrigerated.
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I stumbed into some sort of diplomatic ceromonies.
I took pictures for a while.
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Finally I found the Treasury, which had been closed yesterday (Tuesday)
I've got a full tour of the
Treasury here, the best pictures are below
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The crown of Rudolf II (1602)
Mantle of the Austrian Emperor
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Coronation vestments of the Kingdom of Lombardy and Venetia
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Chain of the Mexican Order of the Eagle
Chain of the Order of Our Lady of Guadeloupe
Sceptres
Cane of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico
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Cradle of the King of Rome
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Ewer and basin used for Imperial baptism
Another ewer
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Bouquets of Flowers
gold / silver gilded
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Golden Rose
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2680 karat emerald
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Two chains of the Order of the Golden Fleece
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Ainkhürn, a unicorn horn, which is really a narwhal tusk
Amber Altar
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Amber Altar
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Holy Lance
Imperial Cross
Particle of the True Cross
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Imperial Orbs and Swords
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Imperial Gospels and Charlemagne's Sabre
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Imperial Crown
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Ainkhürn Sword
another unicorn horn, which is really a narwhal tusk
Ceremonial Sword of Emperor Maximilian I
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Potence (Chain of Arms) of the Herald of the Order of the Golden Fleece
I had lunch and went back to the room to get off my feet for a while..
Then I went to the Kunsthistorisches Museum
I've got a full tour of the
Kunsthistorisches Museum here, the best pictures are below
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Canova's statue of Theseus clubbing a centaur
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Caravaggio
David with Goliath's Head
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Caravaggio
Crowning of Thorns
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Caravaggio
Madonna of the Rosary
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Titian
Danae
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Titian
Ecce Homo
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Titian
Mars, Venus, and Amor
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Titian
Bravo
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Titian
Lucrecia and her Husband
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Titian
Christ and the Adulteress
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Diana and Callisto
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Titian
Nymph and Shepherd
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Raphael
The Madonna of the Meadow
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Raphael
St Margaret
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Raphael
Holy Family with the Young John
Raphael
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Peter Paul Rubens
Angelica and the Hermit
Peter Paul Rubens
The Coronation of the Victor
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Peter Paul Rubens
Cimon and Iphigenia
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Peter Paul Rubens
Helena Fourment
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Peter Paul Rubens
Venus Frigida
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Peter Paul Rubens
Self-Portrait
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Peter Paul Rubens
The Feast of Venus
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Peter Paul Rubens
The Park of a Castle
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Peter Paul Rubens
Ansegisel and St Begga
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Peter Paul Rubens
The Triptych of St Ildefonso
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Peter Paul Rubens
The Meeting at Nordlingen
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Peter Paul Rubens
Landscape with Philemon and Baucis
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Rembrandt
Large Self Portrait
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Rembrandt
Self-Portrait in a Fur Coat with Gold Chain and Earring
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Rembrandt
Small Self Portrait
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Rembrandt
Titus van Rijn, the Artist's Son, Reading
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Johannes Vermeer
The Art of Painting
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a room full of Rembrandt
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a room full of Rembrandt
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a room full of Titian
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a room full of Titian
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a room full of Titian
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a room full of Titian
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a room full of Titian
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I then continued into the huge collection of Roman, Etruscan and
Egyption relics
The complete tour is here, the
best pictures are below
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Apollo
bronze
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Jupiter
bronze
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Flasche Von Pinguente
bronze
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Army commander
bronze
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Hypnos
bronze
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Finally at quarter to 6 I got to the Albertina Museum
I'd been nervous all day that I wouldn't have time for the Albertina,
and I would miss a Renoir!
I've got a full tour here, the
best pictures are below
Rococco Room
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Albertina Museum
Reception Salon
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Gold Cabinet
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Claude Monet
View of Vétheuil
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portrait of a Young Girl
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Claude Monet
House among the Roses
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Claude Monet
The Water Lily Pond
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Wednesday evenings they have a popup bar on top of the Albertina Museum.
It was a beautiful spot, I hung out for maybe 2 hours nursing a couple
of beers listening to awesome music.
The Opera is right across the street.
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I'd had too many beers to try to find someplace new to eat.
I went back to Gigerl - der
Stadtheuriger
